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Greece confirmed 2,020 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 3 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Friday.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 387,426 infections (daily change: 0.5 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 28 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,225 to other confirmed cases.
There are also 56 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 11,697. Of these, 95.2 pct had an underlying condition and/or aged 70 or over.
A total of 617 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years and 83 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more. Another 2,327 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
COVID-19 hospital admissions dropping in Greece
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The viral load of the country appears to be dropping, although the rate is stalled in Attica, where there are 9,500 active COVID-19 infections, doctor Vana Papaevangelou said at the regular coronavirus briefing on Friday.
The children’s infectious diseases specialist and Health Ministry coronavirus committee member said that there was were high viral loads in the prefectures of Etoloakarnania, Achaia and Magnissia as well as in the city of Larissa.
The infections were particularly among people aged 20-40.
She also called on people to become vaccinated, especially those over 50 years old.
Doctor Gkikas Magiorkinis, also a committee member, said at the briefing that the National Health System is still under pressure but is showing signs it is improving.
Health Experts Find No Evidence of Greek Variant of Covid-19
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Experts in Greece reassured the public on Tuesday that there are no indications of a Greek variant of the Covid-19 virus.
There is nothing to indicate a Greek origin mutation, according to Gkikas Magiorkinis and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Rector Thanos Dimopoulos, both of whom are professors at the NKUA School of Medicine.
” width=”1080″>On Monday, the President of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, expressed concern for any mutated strain, as reports suggested that such a virus mainly existed in the center of Athens. Some reports named it the “Athenian variant.”
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