Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday 2,098 new coronavirus cases and 30 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals ICUs increased further to 365 from 353 a day earlier.
Tests in past 24 hours: PCR 7,333 RAPID: 141,605
Positivity PCR+RAPID: 1.41%
Several thousands fewer PCR and Rapid tests due to the weekend.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 716,358 infections (daily change: +0.3%). Of the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 145 infections are related to travel from abroad and 3,164 to other confirmed cases.
30 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, brought the total of pandemic victims to 15,628. Of these, 95.3% had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 365 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years and 80.3% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over.
Of the total in intubation: 321 (87.95%) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 44 (12.05%) are fully vaccinated.
3,282 Covid-patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
253 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +5.86%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 226.
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 24
Of the 2098 new coronavirus cases, 10 were detected at the entry gates of the country and 2 among travelers already in Greece.
The remaining cases are:
413 Attica
352 Thessaloniki
151 Larissa
97 Magnisia
74 Achaia
Each 65 Messinia, Serres
61 Imathia
51 Evros
46 Arcadia 42 Pella 42 Heraklio
37 Kilkis
Each 36 Drama, Pieria
35 Halkidiki
Each 33 Ioannina, Rodopi
Each 32 Xanthi, Fthiotida
29 Aitoloakarnania 24 Karditsa
Each 21 Corinth, Trikala
Each 17 Grevena, Evia, Kozani
16 Viotia 14 Zakynthos 13 Rhodes 12 Kavala
Each 11 Kastoria, Chania
10 Corfu
Each 7 Thassos, Paros
Each 6 Argolida, Ilia, Lakonia
Each 5 Evrytania, Florina, Fokida
Each 4 Kefalonia, Lasithi, Rethymno
Each 3 Kos, Lesvos, Lefkada, Preveza
Each 2 Thesprotia, Thira, Mykonos, Chios
Each 1 Arta, Ikaria, Kalymnos, Samos
33 under investigation
