Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday, 1,558 new coronavirus cases and 10 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units stands at 123.
Note that PCR and Rapid tests were several thousands less in the past 24 hours due to weekend.
There seems to be a kind of mess with quarantine hotels on the islands and the provisions of the Shipping Ministry demanding testing for those unvaccinated returning from the islands to the mainland.
Vaccinations
Stand July 16, 2021:
Note that the vaccination roll out has slowed down the the last couple of days.
Of the 5,398,353 vaccinated citizens (51.8% of population with at least one dose):
864,098 Partially vaccinated
4,534,255 Fully vaccinated (43.5%)
Vaccinations tracker per region here.
Official coronavirus data, July 18
Tests in the last 24 hours: PCR 9.720 Rapid tests 45,853
Positivity of PCR & Rapid: 2.80%
blue: tests red: positivity
Rt: 1.38 from 0.8 two weeks ago.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 457,312 infections (daily change: +0.3%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 148 infections are related to travel abroad and 1557 to other confirmed cases.
Rolling average: 2531 (1759 previous week)
51.2% of the infected are men.
There are 10 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the total of pandemic victims to 12,850. Of these, 95.5% had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
A total of 123 Covid-patients – from 124 a day earlier -are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years. 60.2% are men. 87.8% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more.
2,757 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
132 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +8.2%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 109.
The median age of new infections is 42 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
Geographic distribution July 18
Regional units epidemiological load: last 7 days – infections per 100,000 population
Of the 1558 new cases, 11 were detected at the entrance gates of the country and 4 among travelers already in the country.
The remaining cases are:
610 Attica
112 Thessaloniki
91 Heraklio
50 Rethymno 45 Chania
40 Larissa
39 Mykonos 39 Corinth
33 Achaia
29 Karditsa 28 Rhodes
27 Magnisia 25 Ioannia
22 Evia 20 Lasithi
19 Paros 18 Evros
17 Aitoloakarnania
Each 13 Arcadia, Corfu, Thira
Each 12 Thesprotia, Lesvos
11 Zakynthos
Each 10 Messinia, Serres
Each 9 Ilia, Lakonia, Pieria
Each 8 Kos, Kozani, Naxos
7 Argolida
Each 6 Viotia, preveza, Fokida
Each 5 Kalymnos, Samos, Trikala, Florina, Halkidiki
Each 4 Grevena, Milos, Tinos
Each 3 Drama, Syros
Each 2 Imathia, Andros, Rodopi, Fthiotida, Chios
Each 1 Ikaria, Kavala, Kastoria, Kilkis, Lefkada, Xanthi, Pella, Sporades

