Filenews 15 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 15, 2022:
- 2 deaths reported
- They concern:
- Man, aged 92, who died on March 13
- Man, aged 78, who died on March 15
- Total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19: 904.
- 108 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 17 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of breath/6 intubated, PPE: 11)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 59.26%
- 21 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 92,295 diagnostic tests were performed
- 3,294 new cases were identified (total cases 360,078).
- Positivity rate in total exams 3.57%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,699 molecular tests were performed
- There were 383 positive cases
- Positivity rate 10.35%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 88,596 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 2,911 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.29%
Tracking:
- 405 molecular tests were performed and 59 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 14.57%)
- 726 rapid antigen tests were performed and 73 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.06%)
Private initiative:
- 1,578 molecular tests were performed, 253 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 16.03%)
- 35,004 rapid antigen tests were performed, 1,898 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 5.42%)
Through the health ministry's programmes, 53,592 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 1,013 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 14,419 rapid detection tests identified 623 positive cases (positivity rate 4.32%)
Education
- Primary Education: 20,062 rapid antigen tests, 121 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.6%)
- Secondary Education: 11,612 rapid screening tests identified 111 positive cases (positivity rate 0.96%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4,432 rapid antigen tests were performed and 56 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.26%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 1,264 rapid antigen tests were performed, 19 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.5%)
- Closed structures: 151 rapid antigen tests were performed, 4 new cases were identified (positivity rate of 2.65%).
- Government Agencies: 926 rapid antigen tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.65%)
