[PIO] Announcement by the Ministry of Health on new cases of COVID-19, 28 February 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that today, 28 February 2022:

- 2 deaths

- Related to:

1. Male, aged 67 years, who died on 27 February
2. Female, aged 80 years, who died on 28 February

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- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 856.

- 150 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYP

- 37 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/14 intubated, NICU: 22)

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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 60%

- 20 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 128,114 diagnostic tests

- A total of 2,356 new cases were identified (total cases 322.516)

- Positivity rate in all tests 1.84%

Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]

- 9.513 molecular tests

- 358 positive cases

- Positivity rate 3.76%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- Performed 118.601 rapid antigen detection tests

- 1.998 positive cases

- Positivity rate 1.68%

Tracing:

- 380 molecular tests were performed and 45 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11,84%)

- 727 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 50 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.88%)

Private initiative:

- Conducted 1.836 molecular tests, 203 positive cases detected (positivity rate 11.06%)

- 59,779 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.347 positive cases (positivity rate 2.25%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 58,822 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 651 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 17,229 rapid detection tests detected 379 positive cases (positivity rate 2,2%)

Education

- Primary education: 20.170 rapid antigen detection tests, 72 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.36%)

- Secondary Education: 11.841 rapid detection tests detected 57 positive cases (positivity rate 0.48%)

- Test-to-Stay: 4.804 rapid antigen detection tests and 65 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.35%)

- Special Schools: 722 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)

Other

- National Guard: 331 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 1 positive case was identified (positivity rate 0.3%)

- Welfare homes: 1 1.477 rapid antigen detection tests, 21 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.42%)

- Closed facilities: 169 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 3new cases detected (positivity rate 1.78%).

- Government agencies: 1.074 rapid antigen detection tests and 3 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.28%)

- Industrial areas: 278 rapid antigen detection tests performed and no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)

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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