The Ministry of Health announces that today, 9 March 2022:
- 3 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 77 years, who died on 8 March
- Male, aged 71 years, who died on 9 March
- Male, aged 71 years, who died on 9 March
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 886
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 886.
- 124 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 25 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/10 intubated, NICU: 15)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 56.46%
- 19 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 78,337 diagnostic tests
- A total of 2,866 new cases were identified (total cases 341.383)
- Positivity rate in all tests 3.66%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.807 molecular tests
- 329 positive cases
- Positivity rate 8.64%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 74
- 74.530 rapid antigen detection tests
- 2.537 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.4%
Tracing:
- 358 molecular tests were performed and 53 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 14,8%)
- 778 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 75 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9.64%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.533 molecular tests, 221 positive cases detected (positivity rate 14.42%)
- 34,713 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.482 positive cases (positivity rate 4.27%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 39,817 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,055positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 21,014rapid detection tests detected 855 positive cases (positivity rate 4.07%)
Education
- Average education: 11.283 rapid detection tests detected 82 positive cases (positivity rate 0.73%)
- Test-to-Stay: 3.071 rapid antigen detection tests and 35 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.14%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.307 rapid antigen detection tests, 7 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.54%)
- Closed facilities: 2,008 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1 new case detected (positivity rate 0.05%)
- Closed facilities: 2,008 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1 new case detected (positivity rate 0.05%).
- Government services: 147 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
- Industrial sites: 209 209 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were 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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