The Director of Health in Prishtina, Bujar Gashi said that more than 100 thousand citizens of the capital have passed COVID-19.
Gashi states that they received these data as a result of research conducted by the Municipality of Prishtina.
“1255 citizens participated in this research and it was conducted in May-June 2021. From this number of citizens who are included in the research it appears that about 47% have tested positive in serological tests and who have completed COVID-19 have stated that are PCR tested. From this it follows that in Prishtina more than 100 thousand citizens have passed COVID-19, which is one and a half times more than the official figures we have, where according to official figures it is said that there are about 40 thousand citizens who have tested positive for COVID -19 ″, said Gashi on RTV Dukagjini.
The Director of Health further added that the other research that has been done is with the health workers in Prishtina and with the workers of the Municipality of Prishtina.
“475 out of 820 in Prishtina are included in the research for health workers. About 17% stated that they passed COVID-19 with a serological test, ie they were verified through a serological test, and 39% with the PCR test that comes out 48% of them passed COVID-19. Whereas with the employees of the Municipality of Prishtina are included 418 workers, where 21% of them have been verified with the serological test that is the presence of antibodies that they have passed COVID-19 “, said Gashi.
According to him, the research with health workers and those of the Municipality of Prishtina was conducted in October-December 2020.