The Ministry of Health announces that today, 16 March 2022:
- No deaths were announced.
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 904.
- 119 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYP
- 22 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/5 intubated, NICU: 16)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 60.51%
- 22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 83,857 diagnostic tests
- 3,714 new cases were identified (total cases 363.792)
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.43%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.630 molecular tests
- 337 positive cases
- Positivity rate 9.28%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 80.227 rapid antigen detection tests
- 3.377 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.21%
Tracing:
- 428 molecular tests were performed and 43 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10,05%)
- 906 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 103 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.37%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.488 molecular tests, 220 positive cases detected (positivity rate 14.78%)
- 37,931 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.991 positive cases (positivity rate 5.25%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 42,296 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,386 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 21,203 rapid detection tests detected 1,078 positive cases (positivity rate 5,08%)
Education
- Average education: 11.330 rapid detection tests identified 89 positive cases (positivity rate 0.79%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4.974 rapid antigen detection tests and 62 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.25%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.274 rapid antigen detection tests, 45 positive cases detected (positivity rate 3.53%)
- Closed facilities: 2,241 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 4new cases detected (positivity rate 0.18%)
- Closed facilities: 2,241 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 4new cases detected (positivity rate 0.18%).
- Government services: 132 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 1 positive case was detected (positivity rate 0.76%)
- Industrial sites: 236 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 4 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.69%)
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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