Filenews 2 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 2, 2022, two people have died due to coronavirus, while 2,109 are the new cases.
Specifically:
- 2 deaths reported
- They concern:
- Woman, aged 71, who died on March 1
- Woman, aged 85, who died on March 2
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 859.
- 145 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 28 in serious condition (ICU: 2 out of snorkel/11 intubated, PPE: 15)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 59.32%
- 19 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 86,525 diagnostic tests were performed
- 2,109 new cases were identified (total cases 326,611).
- Positivity rate in total exams 2.44%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,369 molecular tests were performed
- There were 294 positive cases
- Positivity rate 8.73%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 83,156 rapid antigen tests were performed
- 1,815 positive cases occurred
- Positivity rate 2.18%
Tracking:
- 352 molecular tests were performed and 36 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.23%)
- 709 rapid antigen tests were performed and 61 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.60%)
Private initiative:
- 1,556 molecular tests were performed, 211 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13.56%)
- 42,746 rapid antigen tests were performed, 1,147 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.68%)
Through the health ministry's programs, 40,410 rapid antigen tests were performed. 668 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 20,448 rapid detection tests detected 488 positive cases (positivity rate 2.39%)
- Secondary Education: 11,692 rapid screening tests identified 66 positive cases (positivity rate 0.56%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4,010 rapid antigen tests were performed and 39 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.97%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 1,235 rapid antigen tests were performed, 5 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.40%)
- Closed structures: 1,995 rapid antigen tests were performed, 6 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.30%).
- Government Agencies: 103 rapid antigen tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.00%)
- Industrial Areas: 218 rapid antigen tests were performed and 3 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.38%)
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.
