The Ministry of Health announces that today, 19 March 2022:
- 1 death
- Related to:
- Female, age 86, who died on March 19
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 911
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 911.
- 126 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 21 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 14)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 57.15%
- 23 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 74,164 diagnostic tests
- A total of 3,347 new cases were identified (total cases 373.658)
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.51%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.406 molecular tests
- 285 positive cases
- Positivity rate 8.37%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 70
- 70.758 rapid antigen detection tests
- 3.062 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.33%
Tracing:
- 80molecular tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 7,5%)
- 807 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 77 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9.54%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.377 molecular tests, 233 positive cases detected (positivity rate 16.92%)
- 38,467 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.890 positive cases (positivity rate 4.91%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 32,291 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,172 1,172 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 30,358 rapid detection tests were detected 1.084 positive cases (positivity rate 3.57%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 615 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 4 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.65%)
- Closed structures: 251 rapid antigen detection tests were performed no new cases were identified (positivity rate 0%).
Note:
The numbers reported in the communication are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
(IK)
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