MOD releases detailed test results from 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds of testing across municipalities for purposes of comparison
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During this past weekend, Round 4 of the mass testing programme for COVID-19 took place across 459 cities, towns and villages in Slovakia. Acting over and above the original Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests, the Slovak Armed Forces complied with a late request from the mayor of Podhorany in Kežmarok district and added another location to the list of test sites.
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Of course, we were pleased to meet the request for assistance from Podhorany and support the responsible approach of the village leadership and local residents. Based on the request of local authorities, this time we have separately listed residents and non-residents in the test results of all municipalities. I believe this will help the mayors see the high prevalence areas within their communities so that they can respond to emerging problems.”
The head of the MOD thanked local authorities for their cooperation, helpfulness and willingness in supporting the country-wide testing efforts and praised all those involved in organising the test rounds. “To carry out testing on a mass scale has always been a big challenge. That’s why I am immensely proud of our servicemen and women who have proved that there are no working time limits, no tiredness, and no unwillingness in their service to the country. My sincere and massive thanks go out to them for this,” he added.
As part of Round 4 of testing, a total of 110,609 residents were tested for COVID-19, of which 2,501 were diagnosed positive, which equates to 2.26% of all people tested. So far, a total of 5,921,772 people have been tested using the antigen tests as part of Op Shared Responsibility.
A table comparing 2nd, 3rd and 4th round test results from all municipalities is downloadable here: Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Of course, we were pleased to meet the request for assistance from Podhorany and support the responsible approach of the village leadership and local residents. Based on the request of local authorities, this time we have separately listed residents and non-residents in the test results of all municipalities. I believe this will help the mayors see the high prevalence areas within their communities so that they can respond to emerging problems.”
The head of the MOD thanked local authorities for their cooperation, helpfulness and willingness in supporting the country-wide testing efforts and praised all those involved in organising the test rounds. “To carry out testing on a mass scale has always been a big challenge. That’s why I am immensely proud of our servicemen and women who have proved that there are no working time limits, no tiredness, and no unwillingness in their service to the country. My sincere and massive thanks go out to them for this,” he added.
As part of Round 4 of testing, a total of 110,609 residents were tested for COVID-19, of which 2,501 were diagnosed positive, which equates to 2.26% of all people tested. So far, a total of 5,921,772 people have been tested using the antigen tests as part of Op Shared Responsibility.
