Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 4,206 coronavirus cases and 16 Covid-related deaths in the last 24hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units increased further to 258.
The increase in daily infections is usual after a relative decrease over the weekends, however, the spike in touristic destinations, islands and Crete, is alarming.
State media speak of pressure on the Greek health care system. 15 out of 16 ICU beds in PAGNI hospital in Heraklio, Crete, are occupied, state broadcaster ERT reported on Tuesday evening.
A nurse at a public hospital in Crete submitted a fake “positive” Covid-19 with the purpose to avoid the mandatory vaccination. Authorities ordered an internal investigation.
Vaccinations
Stand: August 16, 2021:
Of the 5,850,750 vaccinated citizens (56,1% of population with at least one dose):
326,361 Partially vaccinated
5,524,389 Fully vaccinated (53%)
Vaccinations tracker per region here.
Official coronavirus data, August 17
Tests in the last 24 hours: PCR 19,904 Rapid tests 86,235
Positivity of PCR & Rapid: 3.96%
blue: tests red: positivity
Rt: 1.09 from 1.05 last week.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 543,749 infections (daily change: +0.8%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 135 infections are related to travel abroad and 1524 to other confirmed cases.
Rolling average: 3165 (2854 previous week)
51.2% of the infected are men.
There are 16 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the total of pandemic victims to 13,253. Of these, 95.1% had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
Light blue: intubations Pink: deaths
A total of 258 Covid-patients – from 250 a day earlier – are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 64 years. 61.2% are men. 84.9% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more.
According to EODY, intubated Covid-patients based on age group are:
- 18-39: 13
- 40-64: 116
- 65+ : 129
2,885 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
218 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -2.68%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 234.
Red: admissions Green: discharges
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 17
Regional units epidemiological load: last 7 days – infections per 100,000 population.
Of the 4206 new cases, 21 were detected at the entrance gates of the country and 7 among travelers already in the country.
The remaining cases are:
969 Attica
323 Thessaloniki
222 Heraklio
150 Rhodes
142 Chania
129 Achaia
117 Rhodes
118 Messinia
Each 105 Evia, Kozani
99 Kavala
86 Rethymno 84 Ilia
79 Corinth
69 Larissa 66 Corfu
