The Ministry of Health announces that today, 1 April 2022:
- 2 deaths
- Related to:
- Female, aged 84 years, who died on 1 April
- Female, aged 96 years, who died on 1 April
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 937.
- 191 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 23 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 16)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 51.84%
- 13 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 41,302 diagnostic tests
- A total of 2,491 new cases were identified (total cases 433.055)
- Positivity rate in all tests 6.03%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 1.837 molecular tests
- 145 positive cases
- Positivity rate 7.89%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- Performed 39.465 rapid antigen detection
- 2.346 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.94%
Tracing:
- 919 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 94 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.23%)
Private initiative:
- 822 molecular tests were performed, 100 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12.17%)
- 19.246 rapid antigen detection tests, 1,096 positive cases detected (positivity rate 5.69%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 20,219 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,250 1,250 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 18,465 rapid detection tests were detected 1.130 positive cases (positivity rate 6.12%)
Education
- Special schools: 8rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 653 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 22 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 3.37%)
- Closed facilities: 174 rapid antigen detection tests were performed; 4 new cases were identified (positivity rate 2.3%).
Note:
The numbers reported in the communication are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
(AF)
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