Greece: 1428 new coronavirus cases; deaths exceed 11,000 since pandemic start

Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday 1,428 new coronavirus cases, however, with thousands  fewer tests due to the weekend. 51 more Covid-patients died in the last 24 hours, increasing the number of total fatalities since the start of the pandemic to over 11,000.

The number of intubated Covid-patients has decreased further to 728.

Tests in 24 hours: PCR 7,356 Rapid: 15,313

Positivity: 6.24%

Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 362,004 infections (daily change: +0.4 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 51 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,309 to other confirmed cases.

There are also 51 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 11,029. Of these, 95.2 pct had an underlying condition and/or aged 70 or over. Their median age is 78 years.

A total of 728 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years and 83.7 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Another 2,183 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.

In addition, 370 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -0.27 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 375. The median age of new infections is 44 years.

From January 1, 2020 to the present, laboratories that report the total of clinical samples tested have carried out 4,761,301 tests. Health centers and EODY units using the Rapid Ag testing method have checked another 3,707,257  samples. The rolling average of tested people in the last 7 days is 40,930.

In terms of self tests, up to May 8, self-registered tests included 3,280,544 of whom 82,721 had to be retested.

Geographic distribution May 9

Of the 1428 new coronavirus cases, 1 were detected at the country’s entrance gates and 0 among travelers already in the country.

The remaining cases are:

712 Attica

150 Thessaloniki

82 Aitoloakarnania

46 Larissa 42 Achaia

32 Fthiotida 30 Magnisia

24 Ioannina 23 Heraklio

21 Trikala      19 Kozani

17 Viotia 13 Rethymno

Each 11 Arcadia, Kalymnos

Each 10 Corfu, Corinth

Each 9 Drama, Evros, Xanthi

Each 8 Rhodes, Ilia, Pella

7 Pieria

Each 6 Arta, Evia

Each 5 Grevena, Ikaria, Kavala, Kilkis, Andros

Each 4 Argolida, Kos, Thassos, Tehsprotia, Halkidiki

Each 3 Karditsa, Lasithi, Rodopi

Each 2 Kastoria,  Lakonia, Messinia

Each 1 Evrytania, Imathia, Mykonos, Syros, Lefkada, Samos, Serres, Sporades, Fokida

23 Under investigation