The Ministry of Health announces that today, 27 March 2022:
- No deaths were announced.
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 927.
- 173 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 18 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/2 intubated, NICU: 15)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 54.92%
- 23 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 82,650 diagnostic tests
- A total of 4,314 new cases were identified (total cases 410.020)
- Positivity rate in all tests 5.22%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.122 molecular tests
- 206 positive cases
- Positivity rate 6.6%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 79.528 rapid antigen detection tests
- 4,108 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.17%
Tracing:
- 1.116 rapid antigen detection tests and identified 119 positive cases (positivity rate 10.66%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.403 molecular tests, 146 positive cases detected (positivity rate 10.41%)
- 28.649 rapid antigen detection tests, 2,879 positive cases detected (positivity rate 10,05%)
50,879[/B] rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the Ministry of Health programmes. 2,254 2,254 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 47,820 rapid detection tests were detected 2.116 positive cases (positivity rate 4.42%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 65 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 4 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.15%)
- Closed facilities: 1.878 rapid antigen detection tests identified 15 new cases (positivity rate 0,8%).
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.
(AF)
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