Filenews 21 March 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 21, 2022, one person has died due to coronavirus, while 5,286 are the new cases.
Specifically:
- 1 death was announced
- It concerns:
- 149 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
- 31 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of breath/7 intubated, PPE: 24)
- Percentage of hospitalized patients without a history of vaccination: 54.37%
- 21 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 114,066 diagnostic tests were performed
- 5,286 new cases were identified (total cases 382,642).
- Positivity rate in total exams 4.63%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 4,740 molecular tests were performed
- There were 482 positive cases
- Positivity rate 10.17%
Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):
- 109,326 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 4,804 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.39%
Tracking:
- 528 molecular tests were performed and 44 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.33%)
- 830 rapid antigen tests were performed and 96 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.57%)
Private initiative:
- 1,627 molecular tests were performed, 347 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 21.33%)
- 52,037 rapid antigen tests were performed, 3,200 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.15%)
Through the programmes of the Ministry of Health, 57,289 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 1,604 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 17,900 rapid detection tests identified 1,062 positive cases (positivity rate 5.93%)
Education
- Primary Education: 18,418 rapid antigen tests, 174 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.94%)
- Secondary Education: 11,035 rapid screening tests identified 107 positive cases (positivity rate 0.97%)
- Test-to-Stay: 6,118 rapid antigen tests were performed and 106 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.73%)
- Special Schools: 816 rapid antigen tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.74%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 1,424 rapid antigen tests were performed, 45 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 3.16%)
- Closed structures: 277 rapid antigen tests were performed , 2 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.72%).
- Government Agencies: 471 rapid antigen tests were performed and 6 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 1.27%)
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.
