4,214 NEW CASES, 8 DEATHS - to w/e 24 November

 Filenews 25 November 2022

8 deaths from Covid-19 and 4.214 new cases were announced by the Ministry of Health.

As stated in a relevant announcement, the Ministry of Health announces that for the week of November 18 - 24, 2022:

• 8 deaths announced

They concern:

• Man, aged 84, who passed away on 06/09/2021
• Man, aged 78, who passed away on 17/11/2022
• Woman, aged 73, who passed away on 18/11/2022
• Woman, aged 86, who passed away on 18/11/2022
• Woman, aged 99, who passed away on 20/11/2022
• Man, aged 75, who passed away on 20/11/2022
• Man, aged 88, who passed away on 21/11/2022
• Woman, aged 81, who passed away on 21/11/2022

• Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the ultimate cause: 1,226.
• 74 COVID-19 patients are being treated in shsypy hospitals
• 7 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/1 intubated, MAF: 6)
• 1 patient who ceased to be infectious continues to be hospitalized intubated due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.

Diagnostic tests:

• A total of 73,973 diagnostic tests were performed
• 4,214 new cases were detected (total cases 614,237).
• Positivity rate in all tests 5,7%

Total number of molecular tests (PCR):

• 2,181 molecular tests were performed
• There were 199 positive cases
• Positivity rate 9.12%

Total number of rapid antigen tests:

• 71,792 rapid antigen tests were performed
• There were 4,015 positive cases
• Positivity rate 5.59%

Private initiative:

• 1,705 molecular tests were performed,135 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 7.92%)
• 45,082 rapid antigen tests were performed, 3,683 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.17%)

Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 26,710 rapid antigen tests were performed. 332 positive cases were identified.

• Sampling points:14,965 rapid tests identified 203 positive cases (positivity rate 1.36%)

Education

• Primary Education: 809 rapid antigen tests, 6 positive cases identified (positivity rate 0.74%)
• Secondary Education: 1.094 rapid detection tests,7 positive cases detected (positivity rate 0.64%)
• Special Schools:425 rapid antigen tests were performed,1 positive case was detected (positivity rate 0.24%)

Other

• National Guard:334 rapid antigen tests performed,1 positive case detected (positivity rate 0.3%)
• Nursing homes:4,969 rapid antigen tests performed,86 positive cases identified (positivity rate 1.73%)
• Closed facilities:4,114 rapid antigen tests were performed,28 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.68%).