Filenews 28 February 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 28, 2022:
- 2 deaths reported
- They concern:
- Man, aged 67, who died on February 27
- Woman, aged 80, who died on February 28
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 856.
- 150 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 37 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/14 intubated, PPE: 22)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 60%
- 20 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 128,114 diagnostic tests were performed
- 2,356 new cases were identified (total cases 322,516).
- Positivity rate in total tests 1.84%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 9,513 molecular tests were performed
- There were 358 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.76%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 118,601 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 1,998 positive cases
- Positivity rate 1.68%
Tracking:
- 380 molecular tests were performed and 45 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.84%)
- 727 rapid antigen tests were performed and 50 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.88%)
Private initiative:
- 1,836 molecular tests were performed, 203 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.06%)
- 59,779 rapid antigen tests were performed, 1,347 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.25%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 58,822 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 651 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 17,229 rapid detection tests identified 379 positive cases (positivity rate 2.2%)
Education
- Primary Education: 20,170 rapid antigen tests, 72 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.36%)
- Secondary Education: 11,841 rapid screening tests identified 57 positive cases (positivity rate 0.48%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4,804 rapid antigen tests were performed and 65 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.35%)
- Special Schools: 722 rapid antigen tests were carried out and no positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- National Guard: 331 rapid antigen tests were performed and 1 positive case detected (positivity rate 0.3%)
- Nursing homes: 1,477 rapid antigen tests were performed, 21 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.42%)
- Closed structures: 169 rapid antigen tests were performed, 3 new cases were identified (positivity rate of 1.78%).
- Government Agencies: 1,074 rapid antigen tests were performed and 3 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.28%)
- Industrial Areas: 278 rapid antigen tests were performed and no positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0%)
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.
