[PIO] Ministry of Health announcement of new cases of COVID-19 for the week 17 - 23 February 2023

The Ministry of Health announces that for the week 17 - 23 February 2023:

- There were 8 deaths

- Related to:

1. Male, aged 67, who died on 07/02/2023
2. Male, aged 89, who died on 09/02/2023
3. Male, aged 90, who died on 14/02/2023
4. Female, aged 86, who died on 15/02/2023
5. Male, aged 85, died on 20/02/2023
6. Male, aged 89 years, died on 20/02/2023
7. Female, aged 91 years, died on 21/02/2023
8. Male, aged 82 years, died on 22/02/2023

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- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death: 1.305

- 48 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals

- 12 in serious condition (ICU: 3. off ventilator/7 intubated, ICU: 2)

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 69,346 diagnostic tests

- A total of 2,062 new cases were identified (total cases 649.093)

- Positivity rate in all tests 2.97%

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

- Performed 1.818 molecular tests

- 108 positive cases

- Positivity rate 5.94%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (Rapid Test):

- 67,528 rapid antigen detection tests

- 1,954 positive cases

- Positivity rate 2.89%

Private initiative:

- 1,380 molecular tests performed, 69 positive cases identified (positivity rate 5%)

- 41,624 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.751 positive cases (positivity rate 4.21%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 25,904 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 203 203 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 17.269 rapid detection tests, 116 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.67%)

Education

- Primary education: 639 rapid antigen detection tests, 4 positive cases identified (positivity rate 0.63%)

- Secondary Education: 1.224 rapid detection tests, 13 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.06%)

- Special Schools: 129 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 4 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 3,1%)

Other

- Welfare homes: 4 positive cases were performed.709 [/B]rapid antigen detection tests, 64 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.36%)

- Closed facilities: 1,934 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.1%)

- Closed facilities: 1,934 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.1%).

(AF)
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