Filenews 18 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 18, 2022, there were no deaths due to Covid, while 3,859 new cases were identified.
Specifically:
- No deaths were announced.
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 910.
- 114 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 20 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of snorkel/8 intubated, PPE: 12)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 58.78%
- 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 99,636 diagnostic tests were performed
- 3,859 new cases were identified (total cases 370,311).
- Positivity rate in total exams 3.87%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,968 molecular tests were performed
- There were 345 positive cases
- Positivity rate 8.69%
- Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 95,668 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 3,514 positive cases
- Positivity rate 3.67%
Tracking:
- 382 molecular tests were performed and 35 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 9.16%)
- 706 rapid antigen tests were performed and 77 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.91%)
Private initiative:
- 1,512 molecular tests were performed, 241 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 15.94%)
- 40,030 rapid antigen tests were performed, 2,328 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 5.82%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 55,638 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 1,186 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 17,107 rapid detection tests identified 787 positive cases (positivity rate 4.6%)
Education
- Primary Education: 19,844 rapid antigen tests, 121 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.61%)
- Secondary Education: 11,676 rapid screening tests identified 103 positive cases (positivity rate 0.88%)
- Test-to-Stay: 3,977 rapid antigen tests were performed and 38 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.96%)
- Special Schools: 17 rapid antigen tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 894 rapid antigen tests were performed, 44 positive cases identified (positivity rate 4.92%)
- Closed structures: 233 rapid antigen tests were performed , 6 new cases were identified (positivity rate 2.58%).
- Government Agencies: 1,184 rapid antigen tests were performed and 10 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.84%)
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.
