The Ministry of Health announces that today, 8 April 2022:
- 3 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 85 years, who died on 8 April
- Female, aged 87 years, who died on 8 April
- Female, aged 80 years, who died on 8 April
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 974.
- 202 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYP
- 24 in serious condition (ICU: 3 off ventilator/4 intubated, NICU: 17)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 59.41%
- 15 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 80,771 diagnostic tests
- A total of 2,028 new cases were identified (total cases 454.200)
- Positivity rate in all tests 2.51%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 2.997 molecular tests
- 188 positive cases
- Positivity rate 6.27%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 77.774 rapid antigen detection tests
- 1.840 positive cases
- Positivity rate 2.37%
Tracing:
- 155 molecular tests were performed and 20 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12,9%)
- 487 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 56 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.5%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.047 molecular tests, 114 positive cases detected (positivity rate 10.89%)
- 30,852 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.230 positive cases (positivity rate 3.99%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 46,922 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 610 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 12,324 rapid detection tests detected 384 positive cases (positivity rate 3,12%)
Education
- Primary education: 19.110 rapid antigen detection tests, 91 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.48%)
- Secondary Education: 10.318 rapid detection tests detected 38 positive cases (positivity rate 0.37%)
- Test-to-Stay: 2.641 rapid antigen detection tests and 20 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.76%)
- Special Schools: 645 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 5 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.78%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 966 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 15 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.55%)
- Closed facilities: 431 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 1 new case was detected (positivity rate 0.23%)
- Closed facilities: 431 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 1 new case was detected (positivity rate 0.23%).
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.
From 15 April, positive diagnoses, deaths and hospitalisations will be announced on a weekly basis.
(AF)
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