The number of intubated patients hit again a new negative record on Friday, as 790 patients are in ventilators. Greece’s health authorities announced on Friday evening, 2747 new coronavirus cases and 78 Covid-related deaths in past 24 hours.
665 Covid-19 patients have lost their lives in April so far.
Death toll has reached 8,680. Total confirmed infections since the begin of the pandemic 288,230.
Live Briefing
At the Live Briefing on Friday, health authorities said that many regions have “significantly increased epidemiological load.”
Positivity rate is at the same level as 20 days ago, that is nearly 6.3%, while it is possible that is decreases to 6.1%.”
A relevant stabilization of infections has been recorded in Attica, West Greece, Epirus, Thessalia and Sterea, however, the viral load remains high.
On the other hand, there are regions with a high number of infections and these are northern Greece, Crete and the islands. Among the areas with high viral load are Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the islands of South and North Aegean Sea.
Authorities said that it is significant that intubated patients doubled in Thessaloniki estimating that their number will increase further in the next days.
Daily Cases
Vaccinations
No vaccinations on Sundays.
704,785 people (6.6% of population) have received both vaccine doses, 649,180 people one dose.
Data on vaccinations in several regions here in vaccinationtracker.
Official data April 9
According to the official bulletin on Friday, based on the confirmed cases on the last 7 days, 99 are related to travel abroad and 2978 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.
51.4% of the infected are men.
The number of intubated coroinavirus patients stands at 790 from 776 a day earlier. Their average age is 68, among them 64.4% are men. 82.4% have underlying health problems and/or are aged over 70.
New admissions of Covid-19 patients to hospitals are 559 (daily change -6.05%) in the last 24 hours. Average number of hospital admissions in 7 days: 522.
Average age of infected is 44 ( age range 0.2-105).
1839 people have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the pandemic in Greece.
Another 78 deaths in the last 24 hours increased death toll to 8,758. 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 2969 from 2976 last week.
PRC Tests in last 24 hours: 18,390
Rapid tests last 24 hours: 38.980
Positivity PCR+Rapid tests: 4.79% (alert level over 4%)
Rt: 0.96 ( 0.98 previous week)
Daily growth at +1.0%.
Geographical distribution April 9
High risk regions – last 7 days: infections per 100,000 population
Of the 2747 new coronavirus cases, 9 were detected at the country’s entry points.
9 of the new cases were detected at entry points, and in another 1 travelers already in the country.
The remaining cases are:
1248 Attica
379 Thessaloniki
111 Achaia
77 Larissa
62 Kozani
50 Heraklio
45 Pella
Each 43 Kilkis, Magnisia
37 Serres, 34 Evia
32 Halkidiki
29 Fthiotida 28 Kalymnos
Each 27 Viotia, Corinth
26 Arcadia 24 Kavala
Each 21 Evros, Rethymno
19 Ilia 18 Ioannina
Each 17 Imathia, KArditsa, Rodopi, Chania
15 Pieria, 14 Aitoloakarnania
13 Kastoria
Each 12 Argolida, Kos
10 Rhodes
Each 9 Grevena, Xanthi
8 Corfu
Each 7 Lesvos, Florina
Each 6 Zakynthos, Preveza, Trikala, Chios
Each 5 Drama, Thesprotia, Messinia, Fokida
Each 3 Lakonia, Lasithi
Each 2 Thira, Naxos
Each 1 Arta, evrytania, Thassos, Andros, Kea/Kythnos, Mykonos, Samos, Mount Athos
100 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
Check the latest information on coronavirus in Greece here.
Compared to other countries, Greece has the whole situation more under control than most. I’m happy about that. Last year, I felt very safe to travel the islands, and I know it’ll be the same this year.
Yeah, you are safe while travelling, because the locals were and are forbidden to do so. And after tourists are gone, numbers are up and the following lockdown will be even stronger. And the locals will hear again, that it is their so called lifestyle which is to blame: local village celebrations, their habits and marriages. Doesn’t that obviously feel more than ridiculous?
What would happen to Germany, if some swiss-guys were allowed to happyly travel Schloss Schwanstein, Mittelrheintal followed by Sylt and Rügen, before visiting Berlin while Locals are forbidden to go out and are exposed to brute Police Force + Fines up to 3000€ for going to the bakery wrong side of the street, but trapped in jobs serving these travellers?
And then we woke up.
I am really sorry being so bitter.
Als deutscher Tourist im Ausland steht man vor der Frage, ob man sich anständig benehmen muss oder ob schon deutsche Touristen dagewesen sind.
– Kurt Tucholsky
When you elect a government (and this applies to any country) which is more interested in money than in its people, and also attaches more importance to certain other countries’ politicians than to its own people, you have a problem. Hint: this is not called democracy.