Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday evening 1,381 new coronavirus cases and 23 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients slightly increased to 486.
Daily infections and deaths are constantly decreasing.
Among the intubated patients is a 65-year-old Russian tourist who arrived in the country with a negative PCR test as travel restrictions provide. The man arrived on May 29 and fell ill with serious covid-19 symptoms. He was intubated on June 1 the day he sought medical help in Thessaloniki.
At the live briefing on Wednesday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said the increasing number of inoculated citizens bring herd immunity closer.
Health experts estimate that a herd immunity of some 70% is expected to be achieved around September.
Kikilias said that 35.51% of the population has vaccinated with at least one dose, while 2,137,000 citizens (20.39%) have been fully vaccinated.
He said that vaccinationson the islands is increasing and “there are islands where vaccinations for appointment have reached 100%.”
Islands with a record number in appointments are: Lefkada, Thassos, Paros, Mykonos and Salamina, the minister said.
Generally speaking the rate of vaccinations on the island has increased to 40$ from 22% a few days ago, he added.
Daily infections
Daily deaths (pink) – Intubations (blue)
Vaccinations
Stand June 1, 2021:
Citizens with at least one dose: 3,699,010 (35.5% of population) – these include also those fully vaccinated.
Partly vaccinated: 1,593,039
Fully vaccinated: 2,105,971 (20,2% of population)
Total vaccinations (doses): 5,691,818
Vaccinations tracker per region here.
Official coronavirus data, June 2
Tests in the last 24 hours: PCR 14,596 Rapid tests 30,588
Positivity of PCR & Rapid: 3.06%
Rt: 0.85 from 0.82 last week
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 405,542 infections (daily change: +0.5%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 37 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1863 to other confirmed cases.
51.2% of the infected are men.
There are 23 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 12,145. Of these, 95.5% had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
A total of 486 Covid-patients -from 482 a day earlier – are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years. 60.6% are men. 86.4% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more.
2,462 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
198 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +14.45%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 194.
The median age of new infections is 43 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
Geographic distribution June 2
Of the 1381 new cases, 1 were detected at the entrance gates of the country and 8 among travelers already in the country.
The remaining cases are:
717 Attica
110 Thessaloniki
47 Achaia
34 Larissa
26 Magnisia 25 Heraklio
22 Chania
Each 21 Aitoloakarnania, Ioannina
16 Pieria 15 Pella
14 Evia
Each 13 Rhodes, Imathia, Kozani
12 Corfu
Each 11 Messinia, Fthiotida
Each 10 Trikala, Florina
Each 8 Viotia, Fokida
Each 7 Grevena, Kavala, Rethymno, Serres
Each 6 Ilia, Corinth, Lasithi
Each 5 Argolida, Kilkis, Xanthi
Each 4 Drama, Karditsa, Halkidiki
Each 3 Paros, Lakonia, Lesvos
Each 2 Arcadia, Arta
those against the jab must be passing the covid on to others if they catch it then they might think again if they are not stubborn if it is not to late to save them tough
3.06% positivity two days running? Really?