Greece’s health authorities announced on Saturday 2,286 new coronavirus infections and 30 Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours.. The number of intubated coronavirus patients in hospital ICUs increased to 381, that is 17 more people than a day earlier.
Tests in past 24 hours:
PCR: 15,526 Rapid tests: 77,759
Positivity rate: 2.45%
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 598,667 infections (daily change: +0.4 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 161 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,614 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 30 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 13,843. Of these, 95.3 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 381 Covid-patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 64 years and 82.7 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total patients, 343 (90.03 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 38 (9.97 pct) are fully vaccinated.Another 2,994 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 201 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -18.29 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 240.
The median age of new infections is 39 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
Geographic distribution September 4
Of the 2,286 new coronavirus cases, 13 were detected at the entry gates of the country, another 9 among travelers already in Greece.
The remaining cases are:
583 Attica
246 Thessaloniki
126 Achaia
78 Larissa
61 Messinia
58 Heraklio 50 Pieria
49 Corfu
Each 42 Rhodes, Evia
41 Kozani 40 Kavala
38 Chania 36 Imathia
35 Argolida
Each 33 Viotia, Ilia, Ioannina, Fthiotida
32 Aitoloakarnania 30 Pella
28 Drama, 27 Xanthi 25 Halkidiki
Each 22 Evros, Corinth, Mykonos
20 Kilkis
Each 19 Arcadia, Trikala, Kastoria
Each 16 Lesvos, Rethymno
15 Magnisia
Each 14 Lasithi, Serres
13 Preveza
Each 12 Rodopi, Florina
Each 11 Kos, Sporades, Chios
Each 10 Thira, Lefkada
Each 9 Evrytania, Naxos
8 Kefalonia 7 Thesprotia
Each 6 Zakynthos, Kalymnos, Karditsa
Each 5 Lakonia, Limnos
Each 4 Arta, Samos
Each 3 Ikaria, Paros, Fokida
Each 2 Milos, Kea/Kythnos
71 under investigation
More on coronavirus in Greece here.
KTG’s Covid-bulletin in brief form over the weekends.
