Confirmed coronavirus cases in Greece reach 2,145 on Monday; ‘Let us keep vigilance’, officials say
File photo: The Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman and infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras. ANA – MPRA/ Apostolis Domalis
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The Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman and infectious diseases professor Sotiris Tsiodras on Monday evening announced 31 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece in the last 24 hours, and one new death.
The Covid-19 infections total in Greece stands at 2,145. Of these, 25.8 pct were infected abroad and 40 pct in Greece.
Deaths total 99 since the start of the outbreak, of whom 26 were women, while an 89 pct had underlying health issues or their average age was 70 or over.
Some 73 patients are being treated in Intensive Care Units. The average age of these patients is 68 years, 17 of these are women, while an 81 pct of all ICU patients have underlying health issues or are at least 70 years of age.
A total of 16 people have so far been discharged from ICUs.
So far 43,417 diagnostic lab tests for Covid-19 have been carried out nationwide.
Source: ANA – MPA
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