Death toll due to coronavirus reached 500 in Greece on Saturday after ten more Covid-19 patients died in the past 24 hours. Health authorities announced also 482 new cases and thus on a Saturday where traditionally the number of tests and consequently the number of cases are low.
The total cases have reached 24,932.
The number of deaths increased to 158 in the time October 1-17, while detah toll was 200 form the begining of the outbreak in late February until July 24.
24 of the October fatalities were aged 40-64 and 134 over 65 years old.
Of the new 482 cases on Saturday, 20 were detected among tourists.
Attica is again on top of the list with 207 new cases.
Average daily deaths per week (last 7 days) were 7, health ministry spokesman Gkikas Majiorkinis said during the live briefing on Friday. The average in the week before was 4.7.
The active confirmed cases are 5,100 with 2,400 of them form “unknown contamination source.”
The active cases are estimated to be 20,000, Majiorkinis said, apparently referring to ‘unconfirmed cases.”
Live Briefing
Head of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said that the country experiences a “big pressure.” He spoke of a “stability in the number of cases” even though they surpassed 500 on Friday, striking an all times negative record since the outbreak in Greece in late February.
Hardalias warned residents in the Regional Unit of Ioannina, Epirus, that “they would be next with a lockdown like in Kozani.”
Both Majiorkinis and Hardalias stressed that “Greece is in better situation than other European countries.” However, the comparision could not clam down social media user who now lash out at “governmental failure policies” including the opening of borders in the summer, practically without the necessary precautions.
Lockdown in Kozani
Health authorities and the Civil Protection placed the Regional Unit of Kozani in lockdown, the first in the second wave of the pandemic in Greece. The lockdown went in force on October 16 and is valid until October 29, 2020. More details about the measures during the lockdown in Kozani here.
COVID-19 MAP
Greek authorities launched an interactive COVID-19 MAP, an online tool where citizens can check the imposed restrictions and measures as well as the risk level of each region across the country.
Official data October 17
According to the official daily bulletin on Saturday, 3475 (13.9%) of the total coronavirus cases are related to travel abroad and 10037 (40.3%) are related to already known infection case.
55.6% of the infected are men.
The number of intubated patients in ICUs is 83 from 81 a day earlier. Their average age is 66, among them are 24 women. 95.2% have underlying health problems or are aged over 70.
256 people have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
Ten more deaths in the last 24 hours increased death toll to 500. Of the deceased 188 were women. The average age of the deceased was 79 and 96.2% of the deceased had an underlying condition or/and was over 70 years old.
Total tests since begin of outbreak are 1,527,258.
Tests in the last 24 hours: 18,798 with 2.56% of them positive. A good, normal number with less reason for concerns is when positive is below 2%.
Daily growth at +2.0%.
Geographical distribution October 17
Of the 482 new coronavirus cases, 46 are related to known clusters and 19 were detected at the country’s entry points.
While the second biggest city in the country, Thessaloniki, seemed to had taken the pandemic under control, a rise of infections has been detected in the last couple of days.
Majority of new cases are recorded in Attica
19 of the new cases were detected at entry points; another 1 traveler already in the country sought laboratories after they developed symptoms.
The remaining cases are:
207 in Attica
78 Thessaloniki
20 under investigation
24 Kozani
13 Ioannina
17 Kastoria
10 Viotia
Each 8 Pella, Larissa
Each 7 Heraklio, Halkidiki, Achaia
Each 6 Lesvos, Fthiotida
Each 5 Trikala
Each 3 Magnisia, Kavala, Evia, Kilkis
Each 2 Preveza, Imathia, Evros, Argolida
Each 1 Corfu, Kos, Chios, Chania, Florina, Serres, Rhodes, Rodopi, Rethymno, Pieria, Xanthi, Naxos, Milos, Messinia, Lakonia, Corinth, KArditsa, Arta, Aitoloakarnania
October 17: 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.
5 elderly in a care home in Glyfada suburb of south Athens were tested positive to Covid-19. According to Alpha TV, the total number of infected people in the facility were 14, among them some members of the staff.
It is the 9. care facility since the pandemic outbreak where elderly are contracted with Covid-19. The contamination is normally due to personnel.
More information about coronavirus in Greece here.
