Covid-19 cases saw a huge jump in Greece over the last day, when 928 were diagnosed across the country. This represents an eye-popping 501 more than the 427 cases that had been recorded in the country just one day earlier, on Monday.
Tragically, 40 people with the virus passed away in the country over the past 24 hour period, which is 14 fewer than those recorded yesterday.
Currently, 405 patients with Covid-19 are intubated in Greece, two fewer than those who were intubated in the country on Monday.
A large portion of Tuesday’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 324 cases, 75 of which were diagnosed in the center of Athens. A total of 99 new cases were recorded in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city.
In total, 141,453 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, 5,517 are associated with foreign travel, and 42,416 are associated with contact with a known case.
Of the 405 patients intubated currently, 83.5% are over the age of 70 or suffer from preexisting conditions. Their median age is 68, and 270 of the patients are male.
A total of 907 patients have been discharged from ICUs around the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 40 new deaths recorded on Tuesday bring the total number of fatalities in the country to 5,051. Of all those who lost their lives after suffering from the virus, a total of 2,999 have been male.
The median age of those who passed away with Covid-19 is 79, and 95.4% of them were over the age of 70 or suffered from underlying health issues.
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