The number of new cases doubled, a third in the east – Corsair

EASTERN SLOVAKIA. In Slovakia, 161 positively tested people in the form of RT-PCR tests and 31 positively tested by antigen tests were added on Wednesday. 5,931 RT-PCR tests and 7,495 antigen tests were completed.

Thus, for PCR assays, the positivity rate was 2.7 percent and for antigenic assays it was 0.4 percent.

In the last week, the number has tested positive for delta variant 158 samples out of a total of 160 sequenced. This represents a 98.8 percent share.

Situation in the regions

The most positively tested RT-PCR tests were in the Trenčín Region (40).

They are followed by Košický (33), Bratislavský (29), Prešovský (18), Nitriansky (15), Trnavský (11), Žilinský (9) and Banskobystrický kraj (6).

In the east, the highest number of cases occurred in Košice (17).

The following districts are Košice-okolie (8), Poprad (6), Prešov (4), Vranov nad Topľou (4), Bardejov (3), Trebišov (3), Michalovce (2), Sobrance (2), Kežmarok (1) and Rožňava (1).

Thus, another 51 infected people were added in the east.

No more deaths

There are 71 patients hospitalized in hospitals, 47 of whom have confirmed the disease.

There are 8 patients in the intensive care units, four need the support of artificial lung ventilation.

Number of confirmed victims per pulmonary form covid-19 did not grow. The total number of “covid” deaths is 12,547 and the total number of “covid” deaths is 2,457.

Vaccination continues

The total number of people vaccinated with the first dose vaccines there are 2,362,777, 3,619 vaccinees were added on Wednesday.

The second dose of the vaccine has already been given to 2,140,400 people, and 4,142 people have been vaccinated the past day.

The National Center for Health Information informed about it on the web covid-19.nczisk.sk.

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