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Greek-American James A. Koshivos, 21, Killed after Car Plunged into Ocean
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
ATHENS – Greece confirmed 1,176 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, of which 4 were identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Monday.
Confirmed infections since the pandemic began total 192,270 in Greece. In the last 7 days, 45 confirmed cases related to incoming travellers and 2,443 to already confirmed cases.
A total of 406 patients are on ventilators nationwide. Their median age is 68 years. An 85 pct has an underlying condition and/or is aged 70 or more.
Another 1,347 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began in Greece. The current average of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals nationally is 259 (daily reduction of 11 pct). The average rate of hospital admissions in the last 7 days is 292 patients.
EODY said that 30 people died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hrs, while the deceased since the pandemic began in Greece total 6,534. Of these, 95.7 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or more.
The median age of new infections is 44, while the median age of the deceased was 79.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
ATHENS — After several years of strained relations that raised tensions to alarming levels, longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey made a significant step Thursday in mending ties during a visit to Athens by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died.
GENEVA (AP) — Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a steep recession.
ATHENS - Greek authorities have released from detention 20 Croatians detained in a summer soccer hooligan brawl in Athens that left a Greek fan dead and brought tensions between the governments of the countries.