The Ministry of Health announces that today, 17 March 2022:
- 1 death
- Related to:
- Male, aged 84 years, who died on 17 March
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 905
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 905.
- 113 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCYP hospitals
- 22 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/8 intubated, NICU: 14)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 58.41%
- 22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 96,399 diagnostic tests
- A total of 3,951 new cases were identified (total cases 367.743)
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.1%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.395 molecular tests
- 386 positive cases
- Positivity rate 11.37%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 93.004 Rapid Antigen Detection
- 3.565 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.83%
Tracing:
- 389 molecular tests were performed and 53 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13,62%)
- 754 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 103 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13.66%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.511 molecular tests, 284 positive cases detected (positivity rate 18.8%)
- 37,736 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.341 positive cases (positivity rate 6.2%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 55,268 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,224 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 15,994 rapid detection tests detected 841 positive cases (positivity rate 5,26%)
Education
- Primary education: 19.622 rapid antigen detection tests, 113 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.58%)
- Secondary Education: 10.730 rapid detection tests identified 87 positive cases (positivity rate 0.81%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4.788 rapid antigen detection tests and 57 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.19%)
- Special Schools: 834 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0,24%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1 1.029 rapid antigen detection tests, 12 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.17%)
- Closed facilities: 333 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 2 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.6%).
- Government services: 1.184 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 7 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.59%)
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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