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Greece Registers 156 New COVID-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours, 5 Deaths

September 7, 2020

ATHENS — Greece on Monday registered 156 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 13 identified at entry points to the country, said the National Public Health Organisation (EODY).

All coronavirus cases in Greece since the pandemic broke out in Greece total 11,663. Of these, 2,258 are linked to travel abroad and 5,065 to an already registered case.

Forty-two Greeks are intubated. Ten are women and the median age of all is 69 years. A 90.5 pct have an underlying condition or are aged 70 and above. A total of 160 people have been discharged since the start of the pandemic in Greece.

In addition, it was announced that 5 people died in the last 24 hours, bringing the fatalities total to 289. Of the total, 107 were women, while the median age for all was 78 years and 96.2 pct had an underlying condition and/or age 70 and above.

 

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