Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday 877 new coronavirus infections and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients decreased further to 569.
Test last 24 hours: PCR 6,500 Rapid: 13,576
Positivity: 4.37%
Note that the number of tests in the last 24 hours are much fewer due to theweekend.
Since the start of the pandemic, Greece has confirmed 389,804 infections (daily change: 0.2%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 33 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,319 to other confirmed cases.
38 people died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 11,772. Of these, 95.2% had an underlying condition and/or aged 70 or over.
A total of 569 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years and 84% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more.
2,348 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
229 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -14.23 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 287.
The median age of new infections is 44 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
Geographic distribution May 23
Of the 877 new coronavirus cases, 6 were detected at the country’s entry points.
The remaining cases are:
470 Attica
90 Thessaloniki
32 Larissa
Each 25 Aitoloakarnania, Heraklio
17 Ioannina
Each 13 Viotia, Corfu, Magnisia, Chania
12 Rethymno
8 Achaia
Each 7 Pella, Fthiotida, Halkidiki
Each 6 Thassos, Kozani, Serres
Each 5 Imathia, Trikala
Each 4 Arcadia, Grevena, Rhodes, Evia, Kavala, Karditsa, Florina
Each 3 Drama, Evros, Kastoria, Kilkis, Corinth, Syros, Xanthis, Pieria
Each 2 Argolida, Ilia, Lakonia, Rodopi
Each 1 Kos, Evrytania, Ikaria, Kalymnos, KEfalonia, MEssinia, Fokida
24 under investigation
More information on coronavirus in Greece here.
