The Ministry of Health announces that today, 21 March 2022:
- 1 death
- Related to:
- Male, age 63, who died on March 20, 2022
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 915 915.
- 149 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 31 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 24)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 54.37%
- 21 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 114,066 diagnostic tests
- A total of 5,286 new cases were identified (total cases 382.642)
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.63%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 4.740 molecular tests
- 482 positive cases
- Positivity rate 10.17%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
- 109 positive cases
- 109.326 rapid antigen detection tests
- 4.804 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.39%
Tracing:
- 528 molecular tests were performed and 44 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8,33%)
- 830 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 96 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.57%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.627 molecular tests, 347 positive cases detected (positivity rate 21.33%)
- 52,037 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 3.200 positive cases (positivity rate 6.15%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 57,289 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,604 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 17,900 rapid detection tests detected 1,062 positive cases (positivity rate 5,93%)
Education
- Primary education: 18.418 rapid antigen detection tests, 174 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.94%)
- Secondary Education: 11.035 rapid detection tests detected 107 positive cases (positivity rate 0.97%)
- Test-to-Stay: 6.118 rapid antigen detection tests and 106 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.73%)
- Special Schools: 816 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0,74%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.424 rapid antigen detection tests, 45 positive cases detected (positivity rate 3.16%)
- Closed facilities: 277 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 2new cases detected (positivity rate 0.72%)
- Closed facilities: 277 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 2new cases detected (positivity rate 0.72%).
- Government services: 471 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1,27%)
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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