The blacklist of the dead from coronavirus is getting longer, after the Ministry of Health announced the death of three more patients within a week, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,194. At the same time, another 2,821 cases were identified, from a total of 64,528 diagnostic tests.
The Ministry of Health announces that for the week 21 – 27 October 2022:< /p>
- 3 deaths have been announced
- Relate to:
- Female, aged 82, who died on 20/10/2022
- Female, aged 87, who died on 23/10/2022
- Male, aged 90, who died on 26/10/2022
- Total number of deaths with the final cause of the disease COVID-19: 1,194.
- < b>59 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized in OKYPY hospitals
- 8 in serious condition (ICU: 1 off ventilator/3 intubated, MAF: 4)
- 4 patients who have ceased to be infectious continue to be intubated due to COVID in the Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnostic tests:
- Performed overall 64,528 diagnostic tests
- 2,821 new cases detected (total 599,118 cases).
- Positivity rate in all tests 4.37%
Total number of molecular tests (PCR) :
- 2,136 molecular tests were performed
- 169 positive cases occurred
- Positivity rate 7.91%
Total number of rapid detection tests antigen (Rapid Test):
- 62,392 performed rapid antigen detection tests
- There were 2,652 positive cases
- Positivity rate 4.25%
Private initiative:
- 1,767 molecular tests were performed, 100 were identifiedpositive cases (positivity rate 5.66%)
- 41,956 rapid antigen detection tests were performed, 2,469 positive cases were identified ( positivity rate 5.88%)
Through the programs of the Ministry of Health, 20,436 rapid antigen detection tests were performed. 183 positive cases were detected.
- Sampling points: 10,576 rapid detection tests detected 105 positive cases (positivity rate 0.99%)
Education
- Primary Education: 425 tests rapid antigen detection test, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)
- Medium Education: 578 rapid detection test, no positive cases detected (positivity rate 0%)
- Special Schools: 328 rapid antigen detection tests were performed and 2 positive cases were identified (positivity rate 0.61%)
Other
- National Guard: conducted 229 rapid antigen detection tests, no positive cases detected (0% positivity rate)
- Nursing homes: 4,913 rapid antigen detection tests performed, detected 44 positive cases (positivity rate 0.9%)
- Closed structures: 3,387 rapid antigen detection tests performed 32 new cases (positive rate 0.94%).
Source: www.reporter.com.cy
