Rate of daily deaths and patients in intubations remain high in Greece despite the fifth week of lockdown, The number of daily confirmed infections is pending and depends much to the number of tests carried out. Positivity remains at 9%-10% in the average. On Wednesday, health authorities announced 95 more deaths and 1,677 new coronavirus infections. The number of intubated Covid-19 patients stands at 578.
Death toll has reached 3,289 and the total cases stand at 119,720.
883 Covid-patient have died since December 1 and this is an average of 98 people per day
Live briefing
Health experts warn that increase in Covid-19 cases between ages 40 to 64 is a key concern.
Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias warned that despite the five weeks of lockdown, infections in several regions do not decrease.
Ten regions stand with high epidemiological load as the new cases remain increased on daily basis, he said. These 10 regions are:
- Pieria, Drama, Kilkis, Pella, Xanthi, Imathis, Thessaloniki, Florina, and Larissa, while the situation in western Attica is “worrying.”
Minister Kikilias reiterated that the health care system remains under pressure. ICU capacity is full at 77% in Attica and 5% in Thessaloniki.
He warned about the risk of the virus spread over the Christmas holidays “if we do not observe the measures.”
Addressing the citizens he asked: “Are we aware that there are 578 intubated patients? The mobility has shown a small increasing trend despite the lockdown. The question is simple and tough: where does one hospitalize his co-citiens, where to find an ICU bed if things get difficult?”
Of course, it is up to the Health Minister to answer these questions, especially when the government is preparing to open some sectors of the economy before Christmas, the lockdown is not a full lockdown but a relaxed one as large parts of the economy were not shut down and when the same government disregarded the signs of the 2. wave in mid-October the latest.
“We were prepared yet caught by surprise,” PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis dared say in an interview on Monday.
Official data December 9
According to the official daily bulletin on Wednesday, 5038(4.2%) of the total coronavirus cases are related to travel abroad and 33160 (27.7%) are related to already known infection case.
The remaining infections are without known source.
52.7% of the infected are men.
The number of intubated patients in ICUs stands at 578 from 579 a day earlier. Their average age is 65, among them are 172 women. 75.8% have underlying health problems or are aged over 70.
The number of intubated Covid-19 patients hardly surpasses 600 due to the capacity in the country’s hospitals.
691 people have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
Another 95 deaths in the last 24 hours increased death toll to 3289. Of the deceased 1312 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.
Rolling weekly average cases at 1449 from 1771 last week.
Total tests since begin of the outbreak are …
Tests in the last 24 hours: 18,014 with 9.31% οf them positive. A good, normal number with less reason for concerns is when positive is below 2%.
Daily growth at +1.4%
Geographical distribution December 9
Of the 1677 new coronavirus cases, 10 were detected at the country’s entry points.
10 of the new cases were detected at entry points; another 2 travelers already in the country sought laboratories after they developed symptoms.
The remaining cases are:
365 Attica
317 Thessaloniki
103 Larissa
14 under investigation
57 Evros 55 Pella 53 Xanthi 52 Serres
Each 44 Rodopi, Kozani
43 Pieria
42 Karditsa 42 Magnisia 40 Imathia
Each 35 Lesvos, Drama
33 Kavala 29 Trikala
Each 26 Kilkis, Fthiotida
25 Florina 24 Achaia
Each 20 Halkidiki, Ioannina
Each 15 Aitoloakarnania, Grevena
13 Chios 11 Corinth
Each 7 Argolida, Chania
Each 6 Evryttania, Viotia, Samos
Each 4 Heraklio, Ilia
Each 3 Kastoria, Arcadia, Messinia, Rethymno
Each 2 Milos, Evia, Sporades
Each 1 Thasos, Arta, Coru, Lakonia, Mykonos, Naxos, Rhodes, Preveza, Tinos
Maps of last 2 days in comparison:
Map of infections per 100,000 people in the last 14 days, according to regional units – based on infected permanent or temporary residence – more charts here.
More information on coronavirus in Greece here.
so let’s open the xmas crap shops and let it rip again
What do you suggest we should do instead?? Have noticed a lot of complaints but no better suggestions! Please, if you have complaints give a suggestion of what we could do instead!