The Ministry of Health announces that today, March 17, 2022:
& # 8211; 1 death announced
& # 8211; Concerns:
o A 84-year-old man who died on March 17
& # 8211; Total number of deaths ending in COVID-19: 905.
& # 8211; 113 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized in OKYPY hospitals
& # 8211; 22 in serious condition (ICU: 0 out of ventilator/8 intubated, MAF: 14)
& # 8211; Percentage of patients without a history of vaccination: 58.41%
& # 8211; 22 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 96,399 diagnostic tests were performed
& # 8211; 3,951 new cases were detected (367,743 cases).
& # 8211; Positiveness rate in all tests 4.1%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR):
& # 8211; 3,395 molecular tests were performed
& # 8211; There were 386 positive cases
& # 8211; Position rate 11.37%
Total number of Rapid Test:
& # 8211; 93,004 rapid antigen detection tests were performed
& # 8211; There were 3,565 positive incidents
& # 8211; Positiveness rate 3.83%
Tracking:
& # 8211; 389 molecular tests were performed and 53 positive cases were identified (13.62% positivity rate)
& # 8211; 754 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 103 positive cases were detected (13.66% positivity rate)
Private initiative:
& # 8211; 1,511 molecular tests were performed, 284 positive cases were detected (18.8% positivity rate)
& # 8211; 37,736 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 2,341 positive cases were detected (6.2% positivity rate)
55,268 rapid antigen detection tests were performed through the programs of the Ministry of Health. 1,224 positive cases were identified.
& # 8211; Sampling points: 15,994 rapid detection tests detected 841 positive cases (positivity rate 5.26%)
Education
& # 8211; Primary Education: 19,622 rapid antigen detection tests, 113 positive cases were detected (0.58% positivity rate)
& # 8211; Secondary Education: 10,730 rapid detection tests detected 87 positive cases (positivity rate 0.81%)
& # 8211; Test-to-Stay: 4,788 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 57 positive cases were detected (1.19% positivity rate)
& # 8211; Special Schools: 834 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were detected (positivity rate 0.24%)
Other
& # 8211; Nursing homes: 1,029 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 12 positive cases were detected (1.17% positivity rate)
& # 8211; Closed structures: 333 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 new cases were detected (positivity rate 0.6%).
& # 8211; Government Services: 1,184 rapid antigen detection tests performed and 7 positive cases detected (0.59% positivity rate)
Note:
The numbers reported in the announcement are indicative and may vary based on final and up-to-date data submitted in the context of the National Epidemiological Risk Report published every second Friday
