The Ministry of Health announces that today, 24 February 2022:
- 1 death
- Related to:
- Male, aged 86 years, who died on 23 February
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 834
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 834.
- 167 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 37 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/15 intubated, NICU: 21)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 59.29%
- 23 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 110,229 diagnostic tests
- A total of 1,935 new cases were identified (total cases 315.341)
- Positivity rate in all tests 1.76%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 7.085 molecular tests
- 289 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.08%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 103.144 rapid antigen detection tests
- 1.646 positive cases
- Positivity rate 1.6%
Tracing:
- 376 molecular tests were performed and 36 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9,57%)
- 745 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 59 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 7.92%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.935 molecular tests, 203 positive cases detected (positivity rate 10.49%)
- 47,076 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.023 positive cases (positivity rate 2.17%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 56,068 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 623 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 17,663 rapid detection tests detected 364 positive cases (positivity rate 2,06%)
Education
- Primary education: 20.699 rapid antigen detection tests, 96 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.46%)
- Secondary Education: 9.517 rapid detection tests detected 47 positive cases (positivity rate 0.49%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4.414 rapid antigen detection tests and 38 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.86%)
- Special Schools: 666 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 6 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0,9%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.058 rapid antigen detection tests, 8 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.76%)
- Closed facilities: 261 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 3 new cases detected (positivity rate 1.15%)
- Closed facilities: 261 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 3 new cases detected (positivity rate 1.15%).
- Government services: 1.045 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.19%)
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.
(AF)
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