Greece announced on Saturday it has registered 68 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 10,978.
According to National Public Health Organization (EODY), of these fatalities, 95.2% had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old.
The number of coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours is 2,461 new, with 4 of these identified at entry points to the country.
Greece has confirmed 360,577 infections from the start of the pandemic (daily change: +0.7%). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 52 infections are related to travel from abroad and 2,062 to other confirmed cases.
A total of 737 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years and 83.7% have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more. Another 2,174 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 371 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change of a -5.36%). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 384.
The median age of new infections is 44 years, while the median age of the deceased is 78.
The announcements were made a few hours after the European Union announced a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer to buy up to 1.8 billion additional doses of their coronavirus vaccine.
The deal comes as EU countries ramp up their coronavirus vaccine programs after a shaky start, due to delivery delays.
Saturday’s announcement also underscores the confidence the EU has shown in the technology used for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which is different from that behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
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