Greece: 2,218 coronavirus cases, 13 deaths, 250 intubations, geo distribution

Greece’s health authorities announces on Monday 2,218 coronavirus cases and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients increased to 250 from 241 a day earlier.

Note that the number of tests were several thousands fewer – almost half, indeed -than on normal working days and today is Monday of an extended weekend due to August 15th religious holiday.

Tests in last 24 hours:

PCR: 5,376 Rapid: 32,941

Positivity PCR & Rapid: 5.79%

Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 539,337 infections (daily change: +0.4%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 124 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,569 to other confirmed cases.

13 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bring the total of pandemic victims to 13,237. Of these, 95.2% had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.

A total of 250 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 64 years and 85.2% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over.

2,882 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.

224 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +6.16%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 233.

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 16

Of the 2218 new coronavirus cases, 7 were detected at the country’s entry points and another 5 among travelers already in Greece.

The remaining cases are:

510 Attica

216 Thessaloniki

154 Heraklio

107 Chania

95 Achaia

74 Rhodes

64 Kavala 54 Messinia

47 Corfu 43 Rethymno

40 Lesvos

39 Evia 35 Halkidiki

33 Pieria 32 Naxos

Each 29 Fthiotida, Corinth

28 Larissa

Each 27 Thira, Mykonos

26 Kozani 21 Trikala

Each 20 Aitoloakarnania, Lakonia

Each 19 Evros, Pella

Each 18 Magnisia, Preveza

Each 17 Imathia, Chios

Each 16 Argolida, Kilkis

Each 14 Thesprotia, Ioannina

Each 13 Karditsa, Xanthi, Serres

Each 9 Arcadia, Viotia, Syros, Lasithi, Florina

Each 8 Zakynthos, Ilia, Lefkada

Each 7 Kalymnos, Rodopi

Each 6 Grevena, Kastoria, Limnos

Each 4 Ithaki, Andros, Tinos, Fokida

Each 3 Evrytania, Kefalonia, Sporades

Each 2 Drama, Milos, Paros, Samos

Each 1 Karpathos/Kasos, Kos

85 under investigation

PS KTG’s daily coronavirus bulletin currently in short form due to peak of Greek summer holidays, long weekend due to Aug 15 or simply  just in need of some relaxed days