Filenews 24 February 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 24, 2022, one person has died due to Covid-19, while 1,935 are the new cases.
Specifically:
- 1 death was announced.
- It concerns an 86-year-old man who died on February 23.
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 834.
- 167 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC.
- 37 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/15 intubated, PPE: 21).
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 59.29%.
- 23 patients who have ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized. intubated due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 110,229 diagnostic tests were performed
- 1,935 new cases were identified (total cases 315,341).
- Positivity rate in total exams 1.76%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 7,085 molecular tests were performed
- There were 289 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.08%
- Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 103,144 rapid antigen tests were performed
- 1,646 positive cases occurred
- Positivity rate 1.6%
Tracking:
- 376 molecular tests were performed and 36 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9.57%)
- 745 rapid antigen tests were performed and 59 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 7.92%)
Private initiative:
- 1,935 molecular tests were performed, 203 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.49%)
- 47,076 rapid antigen tests were performed, 1,023 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.17%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 56,068 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 623 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 17,663 rapid detection tests identified 364 positive cases (positivity rate 2.06%)
Education
- Primary Education: 20,699 rapid antigen tests, 96 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.46%)
- Secondary Education: 9,517 rapid screening tests identified 47 positive cases (positivity rate 0.49%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4,414 rapid antigen tests were performed and 38 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.86%)
- Special Schools: 666 rapid antigen tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.9%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 1,058 rapid antigen tests were performed, 8 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.76%)
- Closed structures: 261 rapid antigen tests were performed, 3 new cases were identified (positivity rate 1.15%).
- Government Agencies: 1,045 rapid antigen tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.19%)
Note:
The numbers mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and updated data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every other Friday.
