Filenews 26 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 26, 2022, two people have died due to coronavirus, while 5,172 new cases have been identified.
Specifically:
- 2 deaths reported
- They concern:
- Woman, aged 85, who died on March 26, 2022
- Woman, aged 96, who died on March 26, 2022
Total number of deaths with final cause of COVID-19: 927.
- 169 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 21 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of snorkel/6 intubated, PPE: 15)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 52.08%
- 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 82,488 diagnostic tests were performed
- 5,172 new cases were identified (total cases 405,706).
- Positivity rate in total exams 6.27%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 3,769 molecular tests were performed
- There were 422 positive cases
- Positivity rate 11.2%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 78,719 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 4,750 positive cases
- Positivity rate 6.03%
Tracking:
- 1,589 molecular tests were performed and 37 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 2.33%)
- 1,047 rapid antigen tests were performed and 115 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.98%)
Private initiative:
- 1,661 molecular tests were performed, 329 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 19.81%)
- 42,275 rapid antigen tests were performed, positive cases identified (positivity rate 0%)
Through the health ministry's programmes, 36,444 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 1,871 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 34,126 rapid detection tests identified 1,704 positive cases (positivity rate 4.99%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 796 rapid antigen tests were performed, 52 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.53%)
- Closed structures: 475 rapid antigen tests were performed and no new cases were identified (positivity rate 0%).
