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Greece Confirms 438 Coronavirus Cases on Sunday

October 18, 2020

ATHENS — Greece confirmed 438 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, of which 32 are linked to known clusters and 28 were identified at entry points to the country.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Greece has confirmed 25,370 cases, of which 3,508 relate to travel abroad and 10,153 to already known cases.

A total of 84 patients are intubated. Their median age is 66 years, 94.0 pct have an underlying disorder or are aged 70 or more, and 24. Another 256 have been discharged from ICUs.

Greece also registered another 9 deaths on Sunday and 509 fatalities in total. Of the total, the median age was 79 years, 96.3 pct had an underlying disorder and/or were aged 70 or more, and 193 were women.

 

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