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Greece Confirms 2,301 New Coronavirus Cases on Saturday

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.

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