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[PIO] Ministry of Health announcement on new cases of COVID-19, 30 March 2022

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The Ministry of Health announces that today, 30 March 2022:

- 1 death

- Related to:

  1. Female, aged 84 years, who died on 29 March

- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 933

- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 933.

- 182 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals

- 25 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/5 intubated, NICU: 19)

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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 54.95%

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

Diagnostic tests:

- A total of 83,389 diagnostic tests

- A total of 4,774 new cases were identified (total cases 426.377)

- Positivity rate in all tests 5.72%

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

- 3.528 molecular tests

- 462 positive cases

- Positivity rate 13.1%

Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):

- Conducted 79.861 rapid antigen detection tests

- Resulted in 4.312 positive cases

- Positivity rate 5.4%

Tracing:

- 393 molecular tests were performed and 71 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 18,07%)

- 863 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 113 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13.09%)

Private initiative:

- Conducted 1.903 molecular tests, 327 positive cases detected (positivity rate 17.18%)

- 35,485 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.520 positive cases (positivity rate 7.1%)

Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 44,376 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,792 positive cases were detected.

- Sampling sites: 23,346 rapid detection tests detected 1,434 positive cases (positivity rate 6.14%)

Education

- Average education: 10.789 rapid detection tests identified 81 positive cases (positivity rate 0.75%)

- Test-to-Stay: 4.984 rapid antigen detection tests and 83 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.67%)

- Special Schools: 504 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 4 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0,79%)

Other

- Welfare homes: 1.308 rapid antigen detection tests, 67 positive cases detected (positivity rate 5.12%)

- Closed facilities: 2,582 rapid antigen detection tests performed; 10 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.39%)

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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.

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