Covid-19 Greece: 9 new cases, 2 new fatalities announced Sunday
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Another 9 new coronavirus cases were officially recorded in Greece in the last 24 hours, and 2 people died, the Health Ministry reported on Saturday evening, bringing the total of infections since the start of the outbreak in the country to 2,819.
So far, of the total infections, 613 are traced to travel abroad and 1,455 to known cases in Greece.
Twenty-three hospitalized Greeks are intubated. Their average age is 72 years old and 10 of them are women. Nearly all (95.7 pct) have an underlying illness or are over 70 years of age. Another 90 have been discharged from ICUs since the start of the outbreak.
Fatalities since the beginning of the outbreak total 162, with 45 of them being women.
The average age of the deceased was 76 years and 93.8 pct had some underlying illness and/or were 70 years of age or more.
A total of 126,283 diagnostic tests for Covid-19 have so far been carried out in Greece.
Related items
-
PASOK suspends leader’s best man after arrest in €1.7m farm subsidy scandal
-
8 Greek children born to donor with high-risk cancer gene
-
THEON signs with OCCAR the largest contract in its history for the supply of 100,000 night vision systems
-
Vangelis Marinakis' touching initiative for Huntington's hero
-
Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira at the special service at Westminster Abbey in the presence of King Charles
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- PASOK suspends leader’s best man after arrest in €1.7m farm subsidy scandal
- 8 Greek children born to donor with high-risk cancer gene
- The Hellenic Initiative celebrates record-breaking weekend In New York
- THEON signs with OCCAR the largest contract in its history for the supply of 100,000 night vision systems
- Vangelis Marinakis' touching initiative for Huntington's hero