[PIO] Ministry of Health announcement on new cases of COVID-19 11 February 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that today, 11 February 2022:

- 4 deaths

- Related to:

1. Male, aged 61 years, who died on 10 February
2. Female, aged 90 years, who died on 10 February
3. Male, aged 91 years, who died on 11 February
4. Female, aged 74 years, who died on 11 February

- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 780.

- 184 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals

- 43 in serious condition (3 in ICU/8 intubated, 32 in PICU)

- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 66.31%

- 31 post-COVID patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in ICU

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 115,325 diagnostic tests

- A total of 2,485 new cases were identified (total cases 285.943)

- Positivity rate in all tests 2.15%

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

- 5,420 molecular tests performed

- 316 [/B]positive cases

- Positivity rate 5.83%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- 109,905 rapid antigen detection tests

- 2,169 positive cases

- Positivity rate 1.97%

Tracing:

- 633 molecular tests were performed and 64 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.11%)

- 1.321 rapid antigen detection tests and detected 105 positive cases (positivity rate 7,95%)

Private initiative:

- 2,014 molecular tests were performed, 277 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13.75%)

- 47,131 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1.333 positive cases (positivity rate 2.83%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 62,774 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 836 836 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling points: 18,341rapid detection tests identified 423 positive cases (positivity rate 2.31%)

Education

- Primary education: 21.037 rapid antigen detection tests, 115 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.55%)

- Secondary Education: 11.738 rapid detection tests detected 95 positive cases (positivity rate 0.81%)

- Test-to-Stay: 6.273 rapid antigen detection tests and 73 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.16%)

- Special Schools: 199 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)

Other

- Welfare homes: 936 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 18 positive cases detected (positivity rate 1.92%)

- Closed facilities: 1.678 rapid antigen detection tests 6 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.36%)

- Government services: 1 1.251 rapid antigen detection tests and 1 positive case was detected (positivity rate 0.08%)

Note:

The numbers reported in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on final and updated data sent as part of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every other Friday.

The change in the way daily results are reported has a dual purpose.

On the one hand, it simplifies the way in which the results were announced daily, so that they can be more easily understood by media professionals and citizens On the other hand, no data have been removed from the announcement, apart from the analysis of the number of inpatients per hospital (which will now be given in total for all hospitals), which is not considered necessary as it does not provide any substantial data in relation to the course and monitoring of the pandemic.

On the other hand, the tests carried out are grouped by population category in order to draw more accurate conclusions from a scientific point of view.

For example, the weighting of the results and the positivity rate through the tracing process is different from the weighting of the results that are carried out every day and concern people who need a negative result for SafePass purposes.

In the same way, the positivity rate from the tests carried out in schools is of a different weighting from the other corresponding rates, since through this, a more correct monitoring of the situation in schools can be carried out.

On the basis of this weighting of the results and the positivity rate through the tracing process, a more accurate monitoring of the situation in schools can be carried out.

On the basis of this weighting of the results and the positivity rate through the tracing process is different from the weighting of the results that are carried out every day and concern people who need a negative result for SafePass purposes.[/P IT IS STRESSED THAT FURTHER CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE SUBSEQUENTLY AND DEPENDING ON THE DATA OBTAINED PER PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC.

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