The Ministry of Health announces that today, 31 March 2022:
- 2 deaths
- Related to:
- Male, aged 85 years, who died on 31 March
- Male, aged 62 years, who died on 31 March
- Total number of deaths with a terminal cause of COVID-19: 935.
- 195 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in OCHS hospitals
- 25 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/7 intubated, NICU: 18)
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- Percentage of inpatients with no history of vaccination: 52.31%
- 13 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in an ICU.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 96,116 diagnostic tests
- A total of 4,349 new cases were identified (total cases 430.726)
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.52%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):[/B]
- 3.335 molecular tests
- 406positive cases
- Positivity rate 12.17%
Total number of rapid antigen detection tests (RapidTest):
- 92.781 rapid antigen detection tests
- 3.943 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.25%
Tracing:
- 351 molecular tests were performed and 48 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13,68%)
- 839 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 94 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.2%)
Private initiative:
- Conducted 1.654 molecular tests, 313 positive cases identified (positivity rate 18.92%)
- 39,866 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 2.570 positive cases (positivity rate 6.45%)
Through the Ministry of Health programmes, 52,915 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 1,373 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 17,201 rapid detection tests detected 982 positive cases (positivity rate 5,71%)
Education
- Primary education: 17.130 rapid antigen detection tests, 134 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.78%)
- Secondary Education: 9.835 rapid detection tests detected 63 positive cases (positivity rate 0.64%)
- Test-to-Stay: 5.661 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 60 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 1.06%)
- Special Schools: 104 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Welfare homes: 1.386 rapid antigen detection tests, 34 positive cases detected (positivity rate 2.45%)
- Closed facilities: 337 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 3 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.89%)
- Closed facilities: 337 rapid antigen detection tests performed, 3 new cases detected (positivity rate 0.89%).
- Government services: 422 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.71%)
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.
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