Filenews 15 March 2022
No death due to coronavirus was recorded today, according to the announcement of the Ministry of Health, while 3,782 new cases were identified.
Specifically:
- No deaths were announced.
- Total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19: 902.
- 101 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 14 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of breath/6 intubated, PPE: 8)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 57.43%
- 22 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 111,926 diagnostic tests were performed
- 3,782 new cases were identified (total cases 356,784).
- Positivity rate in total exams 3.38%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,769 molecular tests were performed
- There were 314 positive cases
- Positivity rate 8.33%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 108,157 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 3,468 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.21%
Tracking:
- 168 molecular tests were performed and 18 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.71%)
- 895 rapid antigen tests were performed and 95 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.61%)
Private initiative:
- 1,219 molecular tests were performed, 193 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 15.83%)
- 50,643 rapid antigen tests were performed, 2,375 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 4.69%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 57,514 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 1,093 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 16,678 rapid detection tests identified 701 positive cases (positivity rate 4.2%)
Education
- Primary Education: 19,501 rapid antigen tests, 109 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.56%)
- Secondary Education: 10,362 rapid screening tests identified 81 positive cases (positivity rate 0.78%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4,614 rapid antigen tests were performed and 61 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.32%)
- Special Schools: 850 rapid antigen tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.24%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 1,400 rapid antigen tests were performed, 33 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.36%)
- Closed structures: 1,733 rapid antigen tests were performed, 2 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.12%).
- Government Agencies: 1,250 rapid antigen tests were performed and 8 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.64%)
- Industrial Areas: 231 rapid antigen tests were performed and 1 positive case was identified (positivity rate 0.43%)
