The Ministry of Health announces that today, 20 March 2022:
- 3 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 81 years, who died on 20 March 2022
- Male, aged 72 years, who died on 20 March 2022
- Female, aged 101 years, who died on 20 March 2022
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 914
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 914.
- 143 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 25 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/8 intubated, NICU: 17)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 58.05%
- 24 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 75,402 diagnostic tests
- A total of 3,698 new cases were identified (total cases 377,356).
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.9%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 2.906
- 171positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.88%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 72.496 rapid antigen detection tests
- 3.527 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.87%
Tracing:
- 930 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 133 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 14.3%)
Private initiative:
- 1.028 molecular tests, 116 positive cases detected (positivity rate 11.28%)
- 27,981 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.587 positive cases (positivity rate 5.67%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 44,515 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,940
positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 41,132 rapid detection tests were detected 1.800 positive cases (positivity rate 4.38%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 72 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 4 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 5.56%)
- Closed structures: 2 rapid antigen detection tests were performed.381
rapid antigen detection tests identified 3 new cases (positivity rate 0,13%).
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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