Filenews 10 March 2023
Five new deaths, including a 49-year-old man, due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Health announced for the week of March 3-9. In addition, 1,701 new cases were identified.
Analytically:
- 5 deaths were announced:
- Woman, aged 96, who passed away on 02/03/2023
- Woman, aged 88, who passed away on 04/03/2023
- Man, aged 84, who passed away on 04/03/2023
- Man, aged 81, who passed away on 05/03/2023
- Man, aged 49, who passed away on 07/03/2023
- Total number of deaths with COVID-19 as the ultimate cause: 1,335.
- 44 COVID-19 patients are being treated in shsypy hospitals
- 9 in serious condition (ICU: 3 off ventilator/6 intubated)
- 6 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 59,293 diagnostic tests were performed
- 1,701 new cases were detected (total cases 652,386).
- Positivity rate in all tests 2.87%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
- 1,542 molecular tests were performed
- There were 141 positive cases
- Positivity rate 9.14%
Total number of rapid antigen tests:
- 57,751 rapid antigen tests were performed
- There were 1,560 positive cases
- Positivity rate 2.7%
Private initiative:
- 1,064 molecular tests were performed, 74 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 6.95%)
- 32,131 rapid antigen tests were performed, 1,390 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 4.33%)
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 25,620 rapid antigen tests were performed. 170 positive cases were identified.
- Sampling points: 17,764 rapid tests, 131 positive cases identified (positivity rate 0.74%)
Education
- Primary Education: 143 rapid antigen tests, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)
- Secondary Education: 442 rapid tests, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)
Other
- Nursing homes: 4,905 rapid antigen tests were performed, 35 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.71%)
- Closed facilities: 2,366 rapid antigen tests were performed, 4 new cases were identified (positivity rate 0.17%).
