[PIO] Ministry of Health announcement of new cases of COVID-19 for the week 3 - 9 March 2023

The Ministry of Health announces that for the week 3 - 9 March 2023:

- 5 deaths

- Related to:

1. Female, aged 96, who died on 02/03/2023
2. Female, aged 88, who died on 04/03/2023
3. Male, aged 84, who died on 04/03/2023
4. Male, aged 81 years, who died on 05/03/2023
5. Male, aged 49 years, who died on 07/03/2023

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- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the final cause of death: 1.335.

- 44 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in OCHS hospitals

- 9 in serious condition (ICU: 3 off ventilator/6 intubated)

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

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 59,293 diagnostic tests

- A total of 1,701 new cases were identified (total cases 652.386)

- Positivity rate in all tests 2.87%

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

- Performed 1.542 molecular tests

- 141 positive cases

- 9.14%

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

- 57,751 rapid antigen detection tests

- 1,560 positive cases

- Positivity rate 2.7%

Private initiative:

- 1,064 molecular tests performed, 74 positive cases identified (positivity rate 6.95%)

- 32,131 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 1.390 positive cases (positivity rate 4.33%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 25,620 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 170 170 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 17.764 rapid detection tests, 131 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.74%

Education

- Primary education: 143 rapid antigen detection tests, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)

- Secondary Education: 442 rapid detection tests, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)

Other

- Welfare homes: conducted 4.905 rapid antigen detection tests, 35 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.71%)

- Closed facilities: 2,366 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 4 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.17%)

- Closed facilities: 2,366 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 4 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.17%).

(AF)
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