The Ministry of Health announces that today, 29 March 2022:
- 2 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 76 years, who died on 29 March
- Female, aged 88 years, who died on 29 March
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 932.
- 182 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 21 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/4 intubated, NICU: 16)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 54.95%
- 21 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 95,315 diagnostic tests
- A total of 5,089 new cases were identified (total cases 421.603)
- Positivity rate in all tests 5.34%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 4.344 molecular tests
- 522 positive cases
- Positivity rate 12.02%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 90.971 rapid antigen detection tests
- 4.567 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.02%
Tracing:
- 482 molecular tests were performed and 101 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 20,95%)
- 851 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 106 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12.46%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.696 molecular tests, 309 positive cases identified (positivity rate 18.22%)
- 35,896 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.890 positive cases (positivity rate 8.05%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 55,075 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,677 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling sites: 17,809 rapid detection tests detected 1,195 positive cases (positivity rate 6.71%)
Education
- Primary education: 18.505 rapid antigen detection tests, 148 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.8%)
- Secondary Education: 9.846 rapid detection tests detected 91 positive cases (positivity rate 0.92%)
- Test-to-Stay: 5.982 rapid antigen detection tests and 98 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.64%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.117 rapid antigen detection tests, 26 positive cases detected (positivity rate 2.33%)
- Closed facilities: 369 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 6 new cases detected (positivity rate 1.63%)
- Closed facilities: 369 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 6 new cases detected (positivity rate 1.63%).
- Government services: 596 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 7 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1,17%)
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.
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