The Ministry of Health announces that today, 24 March 2022:
- No deaths of patients with COVID-19 as the final cause of death
Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death: 922.
- 151 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 24 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 17)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.32%
- 20 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 103,263 diagnostic tests
- A total of 5,186 new cases were identified (total cases 397.205)
- Positivity rate in all tests 5.02%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.859 molecular tests
- 498 positive cases
- Positivity rate 12.9%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- Conducted 99.404 rapid antigen detection tests
- 4.688 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.72%
Tracing:
- 366 molecular tests were performed and 61 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 16,67%)
- 802 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 125 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 15.59%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.742 molecular tests, 367 positive cases detected (positivity rate 21.07%)
- 42,374 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 3.033 positive cases (positivity rate 7.16%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 57,030 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,655 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 18,721 rapid detection tests detected 1,140 positive cases (positivity rate 6,09%)
Education
- Primary education: 18.168 rapid antigen detection tests, 178 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.98%)
- Secondary Education: 10.949 rapid detection tests detected 90 positive cases (positivity rate 0.82%)
- Test-to-Stay: 6.012 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 95 positive cases (positivity rate 1.58%)
- Special Schools: 68 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.427 rapid antigen detection tests, 22 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.54%)
- Closed facilities: 533 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 3new cases detected (positivity rate 0.56%)
- Closed facilities: 533 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 3new cases detected (positivity rate 0.56%).
- Government services: 350 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.57%)
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.
(IK)
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