The number of Covid-19 patients in ventilators hit a new negative record on Monday when it reached 759 with dozens of them outside the hospitals ICUs. Health authorities announced 1,866 new coronavirus cases again by 1/3 fewer tests due to Sunday. 73 patients died of Covid-19 complications in the past 24 hours.
99 Covid-19 patients in ventilators were waiting for transfer to an Intensive Care Unit bed Monday noon, public hospital doctors posted on social media citing the waiting list of the ambulance service.
41 personnel and patients in Gennimatas hospital in Athens were tested positive to coronavirus. Positive are 15 doctors and nurses.
Death toll has reached 8,453. Total confirmed infections since the begin of the pandemic 277,277.
The online platform for the vaccination of age group 65-69 opened on Friday. Here it is: emvolio.gov.gr
At the Live Briefing on Monday, health authorities said that the vaccination of the general population aged 18-59 is scheduled to start by the end of May.
The Covid-19 self-tests distributed free of charge will be available at the pharmacies from Wednesday, April 7. More details here.
Daily Cases – Deaths – Intubations
Vaccinations
No vaccinations on Sundays.
Stand: April 3
658,934 people have received both doses (over 5.5% of the population), while 1,171,428 have received the first dose.
Data on vaccinations in several regions here in vaccinationtracker.
Official data April 5
According to the official bulletin on Monday, based on the confirmed cases on the last 7 days, 69 are related to travel abroad and 2935 are related to already known cases.
The released data do not allow any more the clues about the rate of infections without known source of contamination.
51.5% of the infected are men.
The number of intubated coroinavirus patients stands at 759 from 749 a day earlier. Their average age is 68, among them 65% are men. 84.1% have underlying health problems and/or are aged over 70.
New admissions of Covid-19 patients to hospitals are 438 (daily change -22.06%) in the last 24 hours. Average number of hospital admissions in 7 days: 493.
Average age of infected is 44 ( age range 0.2-105).
1771 people have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
Another 73 deaths in the last 24 hours increased death toll to 8,453. The average age of the deceased was 79 (age range 16-103). and 95.7% had underlying health problem and/or was over 70 years old.
Rolling weekly average confirmed coronavirus cases at 3083 ! from 2434 last week.
PRC Tests in last 24 hours: 6,652
Rapid tests last 24 hours: 9,680
Positivity PCR+Rapid tests: 11.43% (alert level over 4%)
Rt: 0.98 ( 1.02 previous week)
Daily growth at +0.7%.
Geographical distribution April 5
Risk regions – infections last 7 days per 100,000 population
Of the 1866 new coronavirus cases, 13 were detected at the country’s entry points.
13 of the new cases were detected at entry points, and in another 7 travelers already in the country.
The remaining cases are:
783 Attica
245 Thessaloniki
112 Achaia
36 Karditsa
Each 35 Heraklio, Larisa
33 Corinth 29 Pella
28 Kozani
Each 26 Arcadia, Evia
24 Viotia
Each 23 Ilia, Ioannina
21 Serres
Each 19 Imathia, Rethymno
Each 18 Kilkis, Chania
16 Magnisia
Each 15 Aitoloakarnania, Kavala
Each 14 Rhodes, Kastoria, Pieria
Each 13 Kalymnos, Fthiotida
10 Evros
Each 9 Zakynthos, Lasithi
Each 8 Xanthi, Chios
Each 7 Argolida, Trikala, Halkidiki
Each 6 Drama, Thesprotia, Corfu
Each 5 Kos, Lesvos
Each 4 Grevena, Lakonia, Rodopi, Samos
Each 3 Karpathos/Kasos, Thira, Fokida
Each 2 Arta, Evrytania, Thassos
Each 1 Kefalonia, Milos, Kea/Kythnos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Lefkada, Preveza
47 under investigation
Maps to compare
Number 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. Added are also charts about infections according to regions
*April Fools Day…
Check the latest information on coronavirus in Greece here.
Children can go to parks yet they can’t to schools. They are all mingling in playgrounds and on the weekends. Tourists coming in but citizens not allowed to travel. What is happening in this country. Really citizens are second in mind.
I wanted to copy this extract from a KTG post on March 17th. When you go back in time, and see the comments of the government, it makes you shake your head.
From 17 March:
“In statements to the press, government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni admitted that experts have logged an increase in Covid-19 infections in recent days. She claimed, however, that the increase was circumstantial.
“We await to see if the increase in the positivity [rate] is circumstantial or if there are additional [reasons] to be concerned,” she said as she also expressed confidence that the public health system “will withstand the pressure.”