Greece recorded a total of 2,512 cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, 107 more instances of Covid-19 than the 2,405 cases diagnosed in the country on Friday.
A total of 50,339 coronavirus tests were conducted across the country during the day, bringing the positivity rate down slightly, to 4.99%, in Greece. Yesterday, Friday, the positivity rate was 5.05%.
The number of patients with Covid-19 who are currently intubated in Greece reached 546 on Saturday, which represents 25 more than those recorded on Friday.
The influx of patients who are currently intubated, which involves placing a tube down a person’s throat to assist in breathing, has put immense strain on the country’s hospitals.
Tragically, 52 people with the coronavirus passed away in the country over the past 24-hour period, which is three more than those who died with the virus on Friday.
1,180 cases of Covid-19 diagnosed Attica alone; 264 in Thessaloniki
Of the 2,512 coronavirus cases recorded in Greece in the past 24 hours, 1,180 were located in Attica, home to the city of Athens.
Instances of the virus were particularly high in the center of the city itself, where 332 cases of Covid-19 were identified Saturday.
In Piraeus, the port of Athens, 182 new cases of the virus were diagnosed on Saturday.
Tests showed that in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, a total of 264 cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the last 24 hours.
Total 219,521 coronavirus cases in Greece since the start of the pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 219,521 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the country, including all those who have recovered from the virus.
Of the cases diagnosed in Greece in the past seven days, just 57 are associated with foreign travel and 2,082 have been linked to contact with a known case.
Of the 545 patients intubated currently, 84.2% are over the age of 70 or suffer from preexisting conditions. Their average age is 68.
On Saturday alone, 444 people with the coronavirus were admitted to hospitals in Greece.
Additionally, a total of 1,482 patients have been discharged from ICUs around the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 52 new deaths recorded on Saturday bring the total number of fatalities in the country to 7,038, and 95.8% of those who have passed away with the virus were over the age of 70 or suffered from underlying health issues.
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