Filenews 30 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 30, 2022:
- Announced 1 death
- It concerns:
- Woman, aged 84, who died on March 29
- Total number of deaths with a final cause of COVID-19: 933.
- 182 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 25 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/5 intubated, PPE: 19)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 54.95%
- 15 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 83,389 diagnostic tests were performed
- 4,774 new cases were identified (total cases 426,377).
- Positivity rate in total exams 5.72%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,528 molecular tests were performed
- 462 positive cases occurred
- Positivity rate 13.1%
Total number of RapidTest tests:
- 79,861 rapid antigen tests were performed
- 4,312 positive cases occurred
- Positivity rate 5.4%
Tracking:
- 393 molecular tests were performed and 71 positive cases were identified [positivity rate 18.07%]
- 863 rapid antigen tests were performed and 113 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13.09%)
Private initiative:
- 1,903 molecular tests were performed, 327 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 17.18%)
- 35,485 rapid antigen tests were performed, 2,520 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 7.1%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 44,376 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 1,792 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 23,346 rapid detection tests identified 1,434 positive cases (positivity rate 6.14%)
Education
- Secondary Education: 10,789 rapid screening tests detected 81 positive cases (positivity rate 0.75%)
- Test-to-Stay: 4,984 rapid antigen tests were performed and 83 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.67%)
- Special Schools: 504 rapid antigen tests were performed and 4 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.79%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 1,308 rapid antigen tests were performed, 67 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 5.12%)
- Closed structures: 2,582 rapid antigen tests were performed, 10 new cases were identified (positivity rate of 0.39%).
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.
(AF)
