[PIO] Announcement by the Ministry of Health on new cases of COVID-19, for the week 20 - 26 May 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that for the week 20 - 26 May 2022:

- 2 deaths

- Related to:

1. Male, aged 77 years, who died on 20/05/2022
2. Female, aged 74 years, who died on 21/05/2022

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- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause: 1059.

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

- 8 in serious condition (ICU: 4 off ventilator/1 intubated, NICU: 3)

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

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 74,539 diagnostic tests

- A total of 1,774 new cases were identified (total cases 489.963)

- Positivity rate in all tests 2.38%

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

- 5,133 molecular tests performed

- 238 positive cases

- Positivity rate 4.64%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- 69,406 rapid antigen detection tests

- 1,536 positive cases

- Positivity rate 2.21%

Tracing:

- 91molecular tests were performed and 3 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 3.3%)

Private initiative:

- 3,611 molecular tests were performed, 187 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 5.18%)

- 57,139 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1.445 positive cases (positivity rate 2,53%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 12,267 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 91 91 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 3.020 rapid detection test identified 63 positive cases (positivity rate 2.09%)

Education

- Primary education: 170 rapid antigen detection tests, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)

Other

- National Guard: 635 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.31%)

- Welfare homes: 3 were performed.695 rapid antigen detection tests, 25 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.68%)

- Closed facilities: 4,747 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1new case detected (positivity rate 0.02%)

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