Filenews 6 January 2023
Four deaths from covid19 announced by the Ministry of Health for the week of December 30, 2022 - January 5, 2023:
- They concern:
- Man, aged 85, who passed away on 30/12/2022
- Man, aged 93, who passed away on 03/01/2023
- Woman, aged 92, who passed away on 03/01/2023
- Man, aged 85, who passed away on 03/01/2023
- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the ultimate cause: 1,262.
- 90 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in shsypy hospitals
- 12 in serious condition (ICU: 0 off ventilator/5 intubated, MAF: 7)
- 3 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 61,914 diagnostic tests were performed
- 3,598 new cases were detected (total cases 634,709).
- Positivity rate in all tests 5.81%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 2,054 molecular tests were performed
- 256 positive cases occurred
- Positivity rate 12.46%
Total number of rapid antigen tests:
- 59,860 rapid antigen tests performed
- 3,342 positive cases
- Positivity rate 5.58%
Private initiative:
- 1,361 molecular tests were performed, 148 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 10.87%)
- 38,257 rapid antigen tests were performed, 3,118 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 8.15 %)
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 21,603 rapid antigen tests were performed. 224 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 14,864 rapid tests, 172 positive cases identified (positivity rate 1.16%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 5,358 rapid antigen tests were performed, 50 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.93%)
- Closed facilities: 1,381 rapid antigen tests were performed, 2 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.14%).
