Greece’s health authorities announced on Thursday 2,249 new coronavirus cases and 30 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number intubated Covid-patients in hospital Intensive Care Units decreased to 335.
At the weekly Live Briefing on Thursday, health authorities announced that the online platform for citizens over 50 to make vaccination appointments for the booster shot (3rd dose) will open on Sunday, October 10, 2021. They noted that the booster shot is due six months after the full vaccination.
Ahead of the new “freedoms” to start on upcoming Saturday, authorities urged vaccinated citizens ( of course, also unvaccinated ones) to keep wearing masks and comply with social distancing and hygiene measures.
Vaccinations
Stand: October 6, 2021:
62.1% of population with at least one dose.
Fully vaccinated:59.5%
Vaccinations tracker per region here.
Official coronavirus data, October 7
Tests in the last 24 hours: PCR 13,844 Rapid tests 134,490
Positivity of PCR & Rapid: 1.52%
blue: tests red: positivity
Rt: 1.01 from 0.95 last week.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 671,040 infections (daily change: +0.3%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 114 infections are related to travel abroad and 3216 to other confirmed cases.
Rolling average: 2174 (2075 previous week)
50.9% of the infected are men.
There are 30 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the total of pandemic victims 15.042. Of these, 95.4% had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
Light blue: intubations pink: deaths
A total of 335 Covid-patients – from 347 a day earlier – are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years. 61.5% are men. 80% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more.
According to EODY among the intubated patients:
294 (87.76%) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated
41 (12.24%) are fully vaccinated
According to EODY, intubated Covid-patients based on age group are:
- 0-17 : 0
- 18-39: 11
- 40-64: 137
- 65+ : 187
3,202 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
206 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +6.19%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 167.
(Red: admissions Green: discharges)
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 October 7
Regional units epidemiological load: last 7 days – infections per 100,000 population.
Of the 2,249 new cases, 6 were detected at the entrance gates of the country and 8 among travelers already in the country.
The remaining cases are:
488 Attica
382 Thessaloniki
158 Larissa
Each 61 Achaia, Pieria
59 Xanthi 57 Drama 56 Magnisia 54 Pella 50 KAvala
49 Serres 45 Evros
39 Imathia 38 Messinia 33 Kilkis 32 Halkidiki
Each 31 Evia, Kozani, Fthiotida
30 Rodopi
Each 28 Argolida, Karditsa
27 Heraklio
Each 26 Ioannina, Trikala
23 Aitoloakarnania 22 Viotia 20 Corfu
17 Chania 14 Rhodes 13 Corinth
Each 11 Kastoria, Lesvos, Rethymno
10 Arcadia
Each 8 Ilia, Lakonia, Florina
7 Thesprotia
Each 6 Zakynthos, Syros, Lasithi
5 Kos
Each4 Kalymnos, Mykonos, Preveza
Each 3 Arta, Grevena
Each 2 Thassos, Paros
Each 1 LEfkada, Limnos, Chios
80 under investigation
