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Greece Confirms 4,165 New COVID Cases on Tuesday, 25 Deaths

October 26, 2021

ATHENS — Greece confirmed 4,165 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 7 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Tuesday.

Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 724,571 infections (daily change: +0.6 pct).

There are also 25 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 15,707. Of these, 95.4 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.

A total of 380 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 66 years and 79.5 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 327 (86.05 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 53 (13.95 pct) are fully vaccinated. Another 3,290 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.

In addition, 261 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: +19,18 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 236.

The median age of new infections is 39 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).

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