COVID - TWO DEATHS AND 7,263 NEW CASES - 17-23 June

 Filenews 24 June 2022

The Ministry of Health announces that for the week of June 17 - 23, 2022, one person has died due to coronavirus, while 7,263 new cases have been identified. Moreover, the death of a 37-year-old man that occurred on 03/08/2021 was announced.

Specifically:

• 2 deaths reported

They concern:

• Woman, aged 89, who died on 19 June
• Man, aged 37, who died on 03/08/2021

• Total number of deaths with the final cause of COVID-19: 1,072.
• 47 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals of the CySEC
• 4 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of snorkel/1 intubated, PPE: 3)
• 2 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 74,362 diagnostic tests were performed
• 7,263 new cases were identified (total cases 504,717).
• Positivity rate in total exams 9.77%

Total number of molecular tests (PCR):

• 4,111 molecular tests were performed
• There were 572 positive cases
• Positivity rate 13.91%

Total number of rapid antigen tests (Rapid Test):

• 70,251 rapid antigen tests were performed
• There were 6,691 positive cases
• Positivity rate 9.52%

 Tracking:

• 13 molecular tests were performed and 7 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 53.85%)

Private initiative:

• 3,368 molecular tests were performed, 443 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 13.15%)
• 59,674 rapid antigen tests were performed, 6,432 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.78%)

Through the health ministry's programs, 10,577 rapid antigen tests were performed. 259 positive cases were identified.

• Sampling points: 3,850 rapid detection tests identified 217 positive cases (positivity rate 5.64%)

Other

• National Guard: 217 rapid antigen tests were performed and 22 positive cases identified (positivity rate 10.14%)
• Nursing homes: 3,901 rapid antigen tests were performed, 15 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.38%)
• Closed structures: 2,609 rapid antigen tests were performed, 5 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.19%).