Corona Weekly Brief: 313 injuries and 5 deaths were recorded, and the percentage of positive tests was 1.57%

Weather of Arabia - The Ministry of Health announced that 5 deaths and 313 cases of the Corona virus were recorded in the Kingdom; During the 16th epidemiological week of 2022, extending from April 16 to 22, the total number since the beginning of the epidemic increased to 14,064 deaths and 1695745 injuries.

The percentage of positive tests for this week reached 1.57%, according to the media summary issued by the ministry.

The weekly summary indicated that the number of currently active cases reached 252, while the number of cases that were admitted to hospitals during the week reached 14 cases, and the number of cases that left hospitals 30 cases, while the total number of confirmed cases receiving treatment in hospitals reached 29 cases.

The summary showed that the occupancy rate of isolation beds in the northern region was (zero) percent, while the occupancy rate of intensive care beds was 4 percent, while the occupancy rate of artificial respirators in the same region was 2%.

He added that the occupancy rate of isolation beds in the central region was 1%, while the occupancy rate of intensive care beds in the same region reached 4%, and the occupancy rate of artificial respirators reached 1%.

In the South Region, the occupancy rate of isolation beds was (zero) percent, and the occupancy rate of intensive care beds was 1%, while the occupancy rate of artificial respirators in the same region was 1%.

The summary indicated that 334 cases of recovery were recorded, bringing the total number of cumulative cases of recovery to 168,429 cases.

He also indicated that 19992 examinations had been conducted, bringing the total number of examinations conducted since the beginning of the epidemic to 1,6739,166 examinations.