The Ministry of Health announces that today, February 28, 2022:
& # 8211; 2 deaths announced
& # 8211; They concern:
o Man, aged 67, who died on February 27
o Woman, aged 80, who died on February 28
& # 8211; Total number of deaths ending in COVID-19: 856.
& # 8211; 150 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in OKYPY hospitals
& # 8211; 37 in serious condition (ICU: 1 out of ventilator/14 intubated, MAF: 22)
& # 8211; Percentage of patients without a history of vaccination: 60%
& # 8211; 20 patients who have ceased to be infectious continue to be treated by intubation due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnostic tests:
& # 8211; A total of 128,114 diagnostic tests were performed
& # 8211; 2,356 new cases were identified (total of 322,516 cases).
& # 8211; Positiveness rate in all tests 1.84%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
& # 8211; 9,513 molecular tests were performed
& # 8211; 358 positive incidents occurred
& # 8211; Positiveness rate 3.76%
Total number of Rapid Antigen Detection Tests:
& # 8211; 118,601 rapid antigen detection tests were performed
& # 8211; 1,998 positive incidents occurred
& # 8211; Position rate 1.68%
Tracking:
& # 8211; 380 molecular tests were performed and 45 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 11.84%)
& # 8211; 727 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 50 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 6.88%)
Private initiative:
& # 8211; 1,836 molecular tests were performed, 203 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 11.06%)
& # 8211; 59,779 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 1,347 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 2.25%)
58,822 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the programs of the Ministry of Health. 651 positive cases were identified.
& # 8211; Sampling points: 17,229 rapid detection tests identified 379 positive cases (positivity rate 2.2%)
Education
& # 8211; Primary Education: 20,170 rapid antigen detection tests, 72 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.36%)
& # 8211; Secondary Education: 11,841 rapid detection tests detected 57 positive cases (positivity rate 0.48%)
& # 8211; Test-to-Stay: 4,804 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 65 positive cases were detected (1.35% positivity rate)
& # 8211; Special Schools: 722 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (0% positivity rate)
Other
& # 8211; National Guard: 331 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 1 positive case was detected (0.3% positivity rate)
& # 8211; Nursing homes: 1,477 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 21 positive cases were detected (1.42% positivity rate)
& # 8211; Closed structures: 169 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 new cases were detected (positivity rate 1.78%).
& # 8211; Government Services: 1,074 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 3 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.28%)
& # 8211; Industrial Areas: 278 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and no positive cases were detected (0% positivity rate)
Note:
The numbers mentioned in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on the final and updated data sent in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday.
