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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 confirmed 7,463 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Friday, bringing all confirmed infections since the pandemic began to 3,317,425 (daily change: +0.2 pct).
Of the daily total, reinfections are estimated at 237 in the last 24 hours, while their total since the pandemic began is estimated at 122,213 (3.6% pct of the total positive results).
There are also 34 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 29,114. Of these, 95.5 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 244 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 71 years and 93.4 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 129 (52.87 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 115 (47.13 pct) are fully vaccinated.
Another 4,607 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
In addition, 180 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -5.76 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 174.
The median age of new infections is 36 years (range: 0.2 to 112 years), while the median age of the deceased is 79 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it.
SEATTLE — A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.
AUSTIN - Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate production of new, more affordable vehicles.