[PIO] Announcement by the Ministry of Health on new cases of COVID-19, 14 February 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that today, 14 February 2022:

- 3 deaths

- Related to:

1. Female, aged 85 years, who died on 13 February
2. Male, aged 85 years, who died on 14 February
3. Female, aged 86 years, who died on 14 February

- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 788.

- 177 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in OCHS hospitals

- 40 in serious condition (1 in ICU/12 intubated, 27 in PICU)

- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 69.5%

- 31 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in ICU

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 134,415 diagnostic tests

- A total of 2,930 new cases were identified (total cases 293.040)

- Positivity rate in all tests 2.18%

Total number of molecular tests (PCR): [/B]

- Performed 8.617 molecular tests

- 335 positive cases

- Positivity rate 3.89%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- 125,798 rapid antigen detection tests

- 2,595 positive cases

- 2.06%

Tracing:

- 144 molecular tests were performed and 9 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6,25%)

- 979 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 79 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.07%)

Private initiative:

- 1,972 molecular tests were performed, 219 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.11%)

- 63,773 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1.737 positive cases (positivity rate 2.72%)

Through the Ministry of Health programs, 62,025 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 858 858 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 18,941rapid detection tests identified 471 positive cases (positivity rate 2.49%)

Education

- Primary education: 20.116 rapid antigen detection test, 113 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.56%)

- Secondary Education: 11.577 rapid detection tests detected 76 positive cases (positivity rate 0.66%)

- Test-to-Stay: 6.417 rapid antigen detection tests and 94 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.46%)

- Special Schools: 807 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 5 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0,62%)

Other

- Welfare homes: 1.176 rapid antigen detection tests, 13 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.11%)

- Closed facilities: 255 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1 new case detected (positivity rate 0.39%)

- Closed facilities: 255 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1 new case detected (positivity rate 0.39%).

- Government services: 1 1.476 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.2%)

- Industrial sites: 281 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.07%)

Note:

The numbers reported in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every other Friday.

The change in the way daily results are reported has a dual purpose.

On the one hand, it simplifies the way in which the results were announced daily, so that they can be more easily understood by media professionals and citizens On the other hand, no data have been removed from the announcement, apart from the analysis of inpatients per hospital (which will now be given in total for all hospitals), which is not considered necessary as it does not provide any substantial data in relation to the course and monitoring of the pandemic.

On the other hand, the tests carried out by population category are grouped together in order to draw more accurate conclusions from a scientific point of view.

For example, the weighting of the results and the positivity rate through the tracing process is different from the weighting of the results that are carried out every day and concern people who need a negative result for SafePass purposes.

In the same way, the positivity rate from the tests carried out in schools is of a different weighting from the other corresponding rates, since through this, a more correct monitoring of the situation in schools can be carried out.

On the basis of this weighting of the results and the positivity rate through the tracing process, a more accurate monitoring of the situation in schools can be carried out.

On the basis of this weighting of the results and the positivity rate through the tracing process is different from the weighting of the results that are carried out every day and concern people who need a negative result for SafePass purposes.[/P IT IS STRESSED THAT FURTHER CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE SUBSEQUENTLY AND DEPENDING ON THE DATA OBTAINED PER PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC.

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