Greece’s health authorities announced on Wednesday 4,801 coronavirus cases and 77 Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals has decreased to 683.
In the shadow of the Omicron variant, Greece announced on Wednesday evening that it introduces a mandatory negative PCR test for all travelers from all countries. There is only one exception. More details on KTG here.
Five more cases of Omicron variant have been detected in the country, bringing the total number to 10. More details on a separate post as soon as more information available.
Do not miss the study by two members of the Greek Epidemiologists Committee Sotiris Tsiodras and Theodore Lytras on the mortality of intubated Covid-patients outside the ICUs and the limits of the Greek health care system. summarized is the study here on KTG
Official EODY data December 15
Tests in last 24 hours:
PCR 23,329 RAPID 299,132
Positivity PCR+RAPID: 1.48%
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 1,017,445 infections (daily change: +0.6%).
In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 137 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,837 to other confirmed cases.
Rolling average 4,711 from 5,571 last week.
Rt 0.93 from 1.07 last week
77 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, brought the total of pandemic victims to 19,553*. Of these, 95.3% had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
*1 deaths form previous days was added on EODY data on Wednesday.
683 patients are on ventilators in hospitals, from 700 a day earlier. Their median age is 64 years and 80.7% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over.
Of the total in intubation, 553 (80.97%) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 130 (19.03%) are fully vaccinated.
Intubated age groups:
- 0-17: 1
- 18-39: 25
- 40-64: 334
- 65+ : 323
3,632 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
353 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +8.62%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 368.
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).
Vaccinations
Stand Dec 14
Partly vaccinated 69.8%
Fully vaccinated 65.1%
Booster shot since Sept 13: 2,416,860
Geographic distribution December 14
Of the 4,801 new coronavirus cases, 12 were detected at the entry gates of the country and 17 among travelers already in Greece.
The remaining cases are:
1486 Attica
817 Thessaloniki
124 Achaia
123 Kozani
121 Heraklio
115 Larissa
106 Serres
91 Chania
Each 89 Evia, Ioannina
60 Magnisia
78 Evros
68 Lesvos 65 Laconia 64 Messinia 62 Aitoloakarnania 61 Fthiotida
Each 59 Corfu, Pella
58 Pieria 56 Viotia 55 Imathis 52 Xanthi 50 Corinth
45 Rhodes
Each 44 Ilia, Rethymno
43 Kilkis
39 Kavala, 36 Flroina
Each 33 Rodopi, Halkidiki
32 Argolida, 31 Karditsa 30 Preveza
29 Trikala 27 Drama
Each 26 Arta, Lasithi
24 Arcadia 20 Kastoria
13 Thesprotia 12 Grevena 11 Evrytania
8 Kalymnos
Each 7 Kos, Samos
6 Mykonos
Each 5 Zakynthos, Kefalonia
4 Fokida
Each 3 Ikaria, Naxos, Lefkada, Chios
Each 2 Thira, Paros
Each 1 Tinos, Sporades
86 under investigation
MAP infections per 100,000 population based on last 14 days
Dec 15: Same stand as Dec 14
