Filenews 1 July 2022
The Ministry of Health announces that for the week of June 24 – 30, 2022, three people died from coronavirus, while 10.879 new cases were detected (7.263 in the week before).
Specifically:
- 3 deaths reported
- Man, aged 75, who passed away on June 24
- Man, aged 87, who passed away on June 24
- Woman, aged 84, who passed away on June 28
- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the ultimate cause: 1,075.
- 75 COVID-19 patients are being treated in SHSO hospitals
- 4 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/1 intubated, MAF: 3)
- 2 patients who ceased to be infectious continue to be hospitalized by intubation due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnostic tests:
- A total of 93,607 diagnostic tests were performed
- 10,879 new cases were detected (total cases 515,596).
- Positivity rate in all tests 11,62%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 4,309 molecular tests were performed
- There were 740 positive cases
- Positivity rate 17.17%
Total number of Rapid Antigen Tests:
- 89,298 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 10,139 positive cases
- Positivity rate 11.35%
Tracking:
- 35 molecular tests were performed and 9 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 25.71%)
Private initiative:
- 3,628 molecular tests were performed, 607 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 16.73%)
- 76,761 rapid antigen tests were performed, 9,703 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 12.64%)
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 12,537 rapid antigen tests were carried out. 436 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 5,012 rapid detection tests identified 384 positive cases (positivity rate 7.66%)
Other
- National Guard: 181 rapid antigen tests were performed and 10 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 5.52%)
- Nursing homes: 4,218 rapid antigen tests were performed, 29 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.69%)
- Closed facilities: 3,126 rapid antigen tests were performed, 13 new cases were identified (positivity rate of 0.42%).
