The Ministry of Health announces that today, 23 March 2022:
- 4 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 70 years, who died on 23 March 2022
- Female, aged 72 years, who died on 23 March 2022
- Female, aged 89 years, who died on 21 March 2022
- Female, aged 86 years, who died on 20 March 2022
Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 922.
- 153 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 23 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 16)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.32%
- 21 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 83,366 diagnostic tests
- A total of 4,704 new cases were identified (total cases 392.019)
- Positivity rate in all tests 5.64%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 4.193 molecular tests
- 467 positive cases
- Positivity rate 11.14%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 79.173 rapid antigen detection tests
- 4.237 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.35%
Tracing:
- 592 molecular tests were performed and 95 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 16,05%)
- 904 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 111 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12.28%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.641 molecular tests, 319 positive cases detected (positivity rate 19.44%)
- 35,005 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.510 positive cases (positivity rate 7.17%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 44,168 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,727 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 21,720 rapid detection tests detected 1,372 positive cases (positivity rate 6.32%)
Education
- Average education: 10.149 rapid detection tests identified 97 positive cases (positivity rate 0.96%)
- Test-to-Stay: 7.005 rapid antigen detection tests and 95 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.36%)
- Special schools: 612 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0,49%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1 1.559 rapid antigen detection tests, 38 positive cases detected (positivity rate 2.44%)
- Closed facilities: 2,219 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 11new cases detected (positivity rate 0.5%)
- Closed facilities: 2,219 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 11new cases detected (positivity rate 0.5%).
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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