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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.
ΑΤΗΕΝS — Greece confirmed 2,301 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, of which 14 were identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Saturday.
So far, Greece has a confirmed total of 203,978 SARS-CoV-2 infections. Based on confirmed data of the last 7 days, 72 of them are linked to arrivals from abroad and 3,231 to already registered cases.
Another 41 deaths related to Covid-19 were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the casualties total since the first outbreak to 6,705. Of these, 95.7 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or more.
The number of intubated hospital patients totals 452. The patients' median age is 68 years. An 84.7 pct has an underlying condition and/or is aged 70 or more.
Another 1,403 patients have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.
The number of new Covid-19 patients in hospitals in the last 24 hours is 356 (daily change: -101.44 pct), while the rolling average of hospital admissions in the last seven days is 337 patients.
The median age of new infections is 44 years, while that of the deceased ones 79 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.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader.
BARCELONA - Stefanos Tsitsipas encountered a significant challenge in his match against Facundo Diaz Acosta during the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Friday.
NEW YORK — A person who was on fire in a park outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place has been rushed away on a stretcher.
NEW YORK — Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Casper Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson in straight sets to earn his season-leading 26th win and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday.