A total of 942 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Greece on Wednesday, which is 105 fewer than the 1,047 cases that had been recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Tuesday.
Tragically, 58 people with the virus passed away in the country over the past 24 hour period, which is the same figure as yesterday.
Currently, 443 patients with Covid-19 are intubated in Greece, 14 fewer than those who were intubated in the country on Tuesday.
A large portion of Wednesday’s cases were diagnosed in the areas surrounding Greece’s two largest urban centers — Athens and Thessaloniki.
In Attica, home to the capital city of Athens, there were 341 cases. In the center of Athens, 90 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed.
A total of 170 new cases were recorded in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city.
In total, 137,918 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic, including all those who have recovered from the virus.
Of this total, 5,412 are associated with foreign travel, and 40,963 are associated with contact with a known case.
Of the 443 patients intubated currently, 79.5% are over the age of 70 or suffer from preexisting conditions. Their median age is 67, and 142 of the patients are female.
A total of 885 patients have been discharged from ICUs around the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 58 new deaths recorded on Wednesday bring the total number of fatalities in the country to 4,788. Of all those who lost their lives after suffering from the virus, a total of 1,948 have been female.
The median age of those who passed away with Covid-19 is 79, and 95.5% of them were over the age of 70 or suffered from underlying health issues.
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