The Ministry of Health announces that today, 15 March 2022:
- 2 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 92 years, who died on 13 March
- Male, aged 78 years, who died on 15 March
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 904.
- 108 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCYP hospitals
- 17 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/6 intubated, NICU: 11)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 59.26%
- 21 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 92,295 diagnostic tests
- A total of 3,294 new cases were identified (total cases 360.078)
- Positivity rate in all tests 3.57%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.699 molecular tests
- 383 positive cases
- Positivity rate 10.35%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- Conducted 88.596 rapid antigen detection tests
- 2.911 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.29%
Tracing:
- 405 molecular tests were performed and 59 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 14,57%)
- 726 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 73 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.06%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.578 molecular tests, 253 positive cases detected (positivity rate 16.03%)
- 35,004 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.898 positive cases (positivity rate 5.42%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 53,592 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,013 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 14,419 rapid detection tests detected 623 positive cases (positivity rate 4,32%)
Education
- Primary education: 20.062 rapid antigen detection tests, 121 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.6%)
- Secondary Education: 11.612 rapid detection tests detected 111 positive cases (positivity rate 0.96%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4.432 rapid antigen detection tests and 56 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.26%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.264 rapid antigen detection tests, 19 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.5%)
- Closed facilities: 151 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 4 new cases detected (positivity rate 2.65%).
- Government services: 926 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.65%)
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.
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