ATHENS – There were 23 deaths due to Covid-19 and 662 confirmed new cases in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organisation (NPHO) announced on Sunday, of which two were detected among those entering the country. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in Greece has risen to 172,128, of which 51.9 pct are men.

The number patients requiring respiratory support was 301 on Sunday, with a median age of 70 years old. Of these, 86.7 pct had some underlying ailment or were aged 70 years or over. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,218 Covid-19 patients have exited ICUs. There were 248 new admissions of Covid-19 patients in hospitals around the country.

The total number that have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic has now risen to 6,126 in total, of which 95.6 pct have either an underlying ailment or are aged over 70 years old. The median age of Covid-19 cases is 44 years old and the median age of those that died of Covid-19 is 79 years old.