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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS — Greece registered 55 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 2 fatalities since Tuesday, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Wednesday.
The total number of cases is 3,203, of whom 55.2 pct are men. Of the total, 698 are people who were infected abroad and 1,796 were infected by already known cases.
Eleven Greeks are intubated in hospitals, and their average age is 69 years; four of them are women. A 72.7 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70+.
A total of 117 people have been discharged from intensive care units.
The deaths total is 187. Of the deceased, 57 were women and the median age of all was 76 years. An overwhelming majority (95.7 pct) of patients had some underlying condition and/or were aged 70+.
Some 264,930 diagnostic tests for Covid-19 have been carried out in Greece since the start of the outbreak in the country, of which 5,219 (2.0 pct) were positive. The total numbers include repeat tests for individuals.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
TORONTO (AP) — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Greek-American Maria Passalaris, 25, was tragically killed in a car accident on April 12 on Highway 1 near Princeton, NJ.
UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.
NEW YORK – Fans of the Greek drama series Maestro in Blue, created by and starring Christopher Papakaliatis, will only have to wait until May 16 for the second season to launch on Netflix and Greek broadcaster Mega TV, Deadline reported.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) announced that Greek-American pop singer Angelina Alexon will perform live for Greek Night at the Hollywood Scene and Be Seen Bash, the LAGFF’s staple event scheduled for Thursday, June 6.