Filenews 27 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 27, 2022, there has been no deaths due to Covid, while 4,314 are the new cases.
Specifically:
- No deaths were announced.
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 927.
- 173 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 18 in serious condition (ICU: 1 out of ventilator/2 intubated, PPE: 15)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 54.92%
- 23 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 82,650 diagnostic tests were performed
- 4,314 new cases were identified (total cases 410,020).
- Positivity rate in total exams 5.22%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,122 molecular tests were performed
- There were 206 positive cases
- Positivity rate 6.6%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 79,528 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 4,108 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.17%
Tracking:
- 1,116 rapid antigen tests were performed and 119 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.66%)
Private initiative:
- 1,403 molecular tests were performed, 146 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.41%)
- 28,649 rapid antigen tests were performed, 2,879 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.05%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 50,879 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 2,254 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 47,820 rapid detection tests identified 2,116 positive cases (positivity rate 4.42%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 65 rapid antigen tests were performed, 4 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.15%)
- Closed structures: 1,878 rapid antigen tests were performed, 15 new cases were identified (positivity rate of 0.8%).
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.
