[PIO] Announcement by the Ministry of Health on new cases of COVID-19, for the week 13 - 19 May 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that for the week 13 - 19 May 2022:

- 6 deaths

- Related to:

1. Male, aged 77, who died on 14/05/2022
2. Male, aged 65, who died on 15/05/2022
3. Female, aged 94, who died on 16/05/2022
4. Female, aged 93, died on 16/05/2022
5. Male, aged 82 years, died on 16/05/2022
6. Female, aged 86 years, died on 18/05/2022

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- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death: 1057.

- 42 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the OCYP

- 9 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/4 intubated, NICU: 5)

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

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 123,569 diagnostic tests

- A total of 2,103 new cases were identified (total cases 488.189)

- Positivity rate in all tests 1.7%

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

- Performed 8.861 molecular tests

- 315 positive cases

- Positivity rate 3.55%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- 114,708 rapid antigen detection tests

- 1,788 positive cases

- 1.56%

Tracing:

- 141 molecular tests were performed and 7 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 4.96%)

Private initiative:

- 4,819 molecular tests were performed, 230 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 4.77%)

- 73,391 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1.521 positive cases (positivity rate 2.07%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 41,317 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 267 267 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 17,218rapid detection tests identified 212 positive cases (positivity rate 1.23%)

Education

- Primary education: 9.977 rapid antigen detection tests, 7 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.07%)

- Secondary Education: 2.710 rapid detection tests, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.00%)

- Test-to-Stay: 222 rapid antigen detection tests performed and 1 positive case detected (positivity rate 0.45%)

- Special Schools: 666 rapid antigen detection tests were conducted and no positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.00%)

Other

- National Guard Test-to-Stay: 21 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 1 positive case was identified (positivity rate 4.76%)

- Welfare Homes: 5 tests were performed.279 rapid antigen detection tests, 44 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.83%)

- Closed facilities: 5,224 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2new cases detected (positivity rate 0.04%)

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