The Ministry of Health announces that today, 22 March 2022:
- 3 deaths
- Related to:
- Female, aged 53 years, who died on 21 March 2022
- Female, aged 70 years, who died on 21 March 2022
- Male, aged 92 years, who died on 21 March 2022
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 918.
- 151 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 26 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 19)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.99%
- 22 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 94,943 diagnostic tests
- 4,673 new cases were identified (total cases 387.315)
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.92%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.772 molecular tests
- 476 positive cases
- Positivity rate 12.62%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):
- Conducted 91.171 rapid antigen detection tests
- 4.197 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.6%
Tracing:
- 411 molecular tests were performed and 71 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 17,27%)
- 681 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 62 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9.1%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.694 molecular tests, 342 positive cases detected (positivity rate 20.19%)
- 36,324 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.673 positive cases (positivity rate 7.36%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 54,847 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,524 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 16,248 rapid detection tests detected 1,042 positive cases (positivity rate 6,41%)
Education
- Primary education: 19.047 rapid antigen detection tests, 192 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.01%)
- Secondary Education: 10.574 rapid detection tests detected 105 positive cases (positivity rate 0.99%)
- Test-to-Stay: 6.158 rapid antigen detection tests and 96 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.56%)
- Special Schools: 69 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.171 rapid antigen detection tests, 18 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.54%)
- Closed facilities: 291 rapid antigen detection tests performed no new cases detected (positivity rate 0%).
- Government services: 608 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 9 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.48%)
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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