[PIO] Announcement by the Ministry of Health on new cases of COVID-19, 21 February 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that today, 21 February 2022:

- 2 deaths

- Related to:

1. Female, aged 90 years, who died on 20 February
2. Male, aged 80 years, who died on 21 February

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- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 825.

- 164 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in OCHS hospitals

- 40 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/13 intubated, ICU: 27)

- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 68.91%

- 27 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in ICU

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 132,177 diagnostic tests

- A total of 2,698 new cases were identified (total cases 308.917)

- Positivity rate in all tests 2.04%

Total number of molecular tests (PCR): [/B]

- Performed 9.456 molecular tests

- 342 positive cases

- 3.62%

- Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- 122,721 rapid antigen detection tests

- 2,356 positive cases

- Positivity rate 1.92%

Tracing:

- 389 molecular tests were performed and 32 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.23%)

- 1.042 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 94 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 9.02%)

Private initiative:

- 1,875 molecular tests were performed, 208 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.09%)

- 63,945 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1.512 positive cases (positivity rate 2.36%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 58,776 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 844 844 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 19,094 rapid detection tests identified 468 positive cases (positivity rate 2.45%)

Education

- Primary education: 18.536 rapid antigen detection tests, 71 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.38%)

- Secondary Education: 10.427 rapid detection tests detected 64 positive cases (positivity rate 0.61%)

- Test-to-Stay: 5.498 rapid antigen detection tests and 68 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.24%)

- Special Schools: 855 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 14 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.64%)

Other

- National Guard: 297 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 8 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.69%)

- Welfare homes: 1 1.376 rapid antigen detection tests, 52 positive cases detected (positivity rate 3.78%)

- Closed facilities: 21 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no new cases were detected

- Government services: 1.337 antigen rapid detection tests and 5 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.37%)

- Industrial areas: 293 antigen rapid detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected

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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