Greece’s health authorities announced on Saturday 2,768 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of Covid-patients intubated in hospitals ICU has increased to 198.
+++ Due to the extraordinary situation caused by the devastating forest fires across Greece, KTG’s daily coronavirus bulletin is in brief form.
Tests in last 24 hours:
PCR 14,731 Rapid 84,195
Positivity: 2.8%
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 512,342 infections (daily change: +0.5 pct). Of the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 129 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,185 to other confirmed cases.
10 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 13,058. Of these, 95.2% had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 198 patients are on ventilators in hospitals, from 192 in the last two days. Their median age is 64 years and 82.8% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over.
2,838 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
184 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +0.97%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 184.
The median age of new infections is 40 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
Geographic distribution August 7
Of the 2,768 new infections were detected ta the entrance points of the country and another among travelers already in Greece.
The remaining cases are:
860 Attica
246 Thessaloniki
159 Heraklio
110 Chania
109 Rhodes
102 Achaia
50 Evia 56 Corinth
49 Messinia 47 Rethymno
40 Corfu
35 Larissa 34 Aitoloakarnania
32 Preveza
Each 30 Evros, Lesvos, Fthiotida
29 Halkidiki 25 Argolida
Each 22 Arcadia, Viotia, Kozani
21 Ioannina 20 Naxos
Each 19 Kavala, Mykonos, Paros
Each 18 Paros, Thesprotia, Serres
17 Lakonia
Each 16 Drama, Kilkis, Chios
Each 15 Karditsa, Florina
14 LEfkada
Each 13 Arta, Syros, Pella, Pieria
Each 12 Kos, MAgnisia, Trikala
Each 11 Imathia, Kalymnos
8 Lasithi 7 Kefalonia
Each 6 Zakytnhos, Ilia, Thira, Xanthi, Fokida
Each 5 Kastoria, Rodopi, Sporades
Each 2 Evrytania, Ikaria, Tinos, Samos
175 under investigation
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