Greece’s health authorities announced on Sunday 4,307 coronavirus cases and 52 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in public hospitals increased further to 470.
Note that due to weekend, tests are several thousands fewer than on the weekdays.
The public hospital of Volos has been set on alert after an outbreak of coronavirus among patients in the General Non-Covid clinic. Rapid tests carried out identified 4 patients positive with Covid-19, the results of the PCR tests are due, state-run broadcaster ERΤ reported.
Official data by EODY November 7
Tests in last 24 hours:
PCR: 9,933, RAPID: 278,629
Positivity PCR+Rapid: 1.49 %
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 784,904 infections (daily change: +0.6%). Of the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 153 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,796 to other confirmed cases.
52 Covid-related deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, brought the total of pandemic victims to 16,295. Of these, 95.4% had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
470 Covid-patients are on ventilators in hospitals, from 450 a day earlier. Their median age is 65 years and 81.5% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over.
Of the total in intubation, 382 (81.28%) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 88 (16%) are fully vaccinated.
3,351 have been discharged from Covid-19 ICUs since the pandemic began.
385 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +11.92%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 337.
The median age of new infections is 38 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
Geographic distribution November 7
Of the 4,307 new coronavirus cases 13 were located at the entry points of the country and 5 among travelers already in Greece.
The remaining cases are:
903 Attica
766 Thessaloniki
262 Larissa
151 Magnisia
139 Achaia
Each 106 Pella, Serres
Regions with 2- or 1-digit cases here:
52 under investigation
More details on EODY daily bulletin in Greek here.
Latest information on coronavirus in Greece here.
The current rise in cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days is now gathering at such an unabated pace that the number has almost doubled in only the past 2 weeks.
It now stands at three times the number it was when last year’s lockdown was announced on 5th November 2020 (commencing 2 days later). The lockdown had to stay in place for 6 months due to the high cases, which only ever reached half of what they are now, accepting that vaccinations were new towards the end.
Greece could overtake the UK any time soon.
I know people are struggling with these unbelievable figures, so if you will allow my rounded figures we are now 399. 16 days ago it was 198. When lockdown was announced last year it was 133. Lockdown peaked at 201 (April 5th 2021).