Coronavirus infections surpassed 14,000 cases in Greece on Wednesday. Health authorities announced 312 new cases and 3 more deaths in the last 24 hours. Total infections have reached 14,041 and death toll 316.
28 of the new cases were detected among tourists and 27 are related to known clusters.
At the same time, intubations dramatically increased from 59 on Monday to 67 in the past 24 hours; they were 43 last Tuesday.
Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said that there are a total of 229 ICU beds exclusively for patients of Covid-19. 223 of there are in public hospitals and 6 in military hospitals.
From the 229 across the country, 86 are occupied, capacity used at 37.5%.
Occupied ICU beds for Covid-19
- Attica: 53
- Thessaloniki: 17
He announced that 40 more Covid-19 beds in ICUs are to be added in Attica in the next 7 days due to increased needs.
At the live briefing on Tuesday, head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said that there are currently 4,088 active cases across the country.
Official data September 16
According to the official daily bulletin on Wednesday, 2462(17.5%) of the total cases are related to travel abroad and 5972(42.5%) are related to already known infection case.
55.5% of the infected are men.
The number of intubated patients in ICUs remains 67. Their average age is 70, among them are 20 women. 88.1% have underlying health problems or are aged over 70.
176 people have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
Three more deaths in the last 24 hours increased death toll to 316. Of the deceased 118 were women. The average age of the deceased was 78 and 96.6% of the deceased had an underlying condition or/and was over 70 years old.
Rolling weekly average cases at 282 (record!) from 192 last week.
Total tests since begin of outbreak are 1,157,897
Tests in the last 24 hours: 13,348 with 2.34% of them positive.
Daily growth at +2.3%
Geographical distribution September 16
Of the 312 new coronavirus cases, 27 are related to known clusters (factories) and 22 were detected at the country’s entry points.
22 of the new cases were detected at entry points; another 6 travelers already in the country sought laboratories after they developed symptoms.
The remaining cases are:
174 in Attica
26 Thessaloniki
11 Pella, 10 Pieria,
14 under investigation
Each 7 in Heraklio, in Lesvos (all among Moria refugees)
4 in Trikala
Each 3 in Corinth, Kozani, Corfu, Drama
Each 2 in Fthitida, Kastoria, Imathia, Evia
Each 1 in Florina, Rethymno, Messinia, Larissa, Kos, Kilkis, Karditsa, Ioannina, Evros, Viotia, Achaia
September 16: Map of infections in the last ten days, according to regional units – based on infected permanent or temporary residence – more charts here in pdf in Greek.
Six schools in several regions including Attica were closed due to coronavirus cases among teaching personnel and students.
The refugees camps on the islands of Samos, Kos and Leros were placed in quarantine due to confirmed infection cases.
More information about coronavirus in Greece here.
