The Ministry of Health announces that today, 18 March 2022:
- No deaths were announced.
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 910.
- 114 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 20 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/8 intubated, NICU: 12)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 58.78%
- 22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 99,636 diagnostic tests
- 3,859 new cases were identified (total cases 370.311)
- Positivity rate in all tests 3.87%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.968 molecular tests
- 345positive cases
- Positivity rate 8,69%
- Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
- Conducted 95.668 rapid antigen detection tests
- 3.514 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.67%
Tracing:
- 382 molecular tests were performed and 35 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9,16%)
- 706 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 77 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.91%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.512 molecular tests, 241 positive cases detected (positivity rate 15.94%)
- 40,030 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.328 positive cases (positivity rate 5.82%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 55,638 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,186 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 17,107 rapid detection tests detected 787 positive cases (positivity rate 4.6%)
Education
- Primary education: 19.844 rapid antigen detection tests, 121 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.61%)
- Secondary Education: 11.676 rapid detection tests detected 103 positive cases (positivity rate 0.88%)
- Test-to-Stay: 3.977 rapid antigen detection tests and 38 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.96%)
- Special Schools: 17 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 894 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 44 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 4.92%)
- Closed facilities: 233 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 6 new cases were identified (positivity rate 2.58%).
- Government services: 1.184 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 10 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.84%)
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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