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The number of new coronavirus cases remained at levels above 3,000 today, Wednesday, March 24, however, it decreased compared to yesterday’s negative record. The number of intubated workers remained stable at the highest levels since the start of the pandemic, while 67 deaths were recorded.
Specifically, the number of new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours amounts to 3,062, according to the National Public Health Organization, while 55,842 tests were carried out (about 10,000 less than yesterday). The positivity amounted to 5.48%. The seven-day average is 44,273 sampling controls.
The seven-day average is 44,273 sampling controls. In week 15 to March 21 (Iso Week 11) the positivity rate was 5.96% in a total of 102,336 RT-PCR and 163,423 Rapid Ag tests performed.
At 1.02 the Rt
The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic is 245,405 (daily variation + 1.3%), of which 51.5% are men. Based on the confirmed cases of the last seven days, 81 are considered related to travel from abroad and 3,038 are related to an already known case. The territory Rt is estimated at 1.02.
67 deaths
There were 67 deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 7,649 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak began. 95.7% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
Pressure in ICU
699 patients are treated by intubation. Their average age is 68 years. 81.5% have an underlying disease and / or are 70 years or older. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,632 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
The admission of new Covid-19 patients to the hospitals in the territory was based on the data of Tuesday 476 (daily variation -8.11%). The average seven-day admission is 492 patients. The mean age of the cases is 44 years (range 0.2 to 105 years), while the mean age of death is 79 years (range 0 to 103 years).
It is recalled that on Tuesday, March 23, a double negative record was recorded in new cases and intubations. Particularly, 3,586 new cases of COVID-19 were reported and 51 deaths of patients due to the disease, while 699 were intubated. 64,421 tests had been performed, while positivity reached 5.56%.
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Geographical distribution
Of the total of 3,062 new cases of the new virus in the country, 11 are imported, of which 11 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways. The distribution of 3,051 new domestic cases by Regional Unit is presented in the following table:
5,000 patients – 100 intubations per day
The battle between doctors and nurses is long lasting. Hospitals are suffocatingly full and ICU beds are emptied and refilled immediately, while patients remain intubated in simple rooms until there is a gap in the ICU.
“It is difficult, we have many admissions and patients even in common beds. The number of patients reached 5,000, while the number of cases is very high. There are intubated people waiting to be transported. We distribute quickly, but when you have 100 new intubations, the system cannot support putting them all in the ICU ”, stressed the president of the Central Health Council and director of the 7th Pulmonary Clinic of the“ Salvación ”hospital, Mina Gaga. , talking to SKAI.
Earlier, the president of the Panhellenic Medical Association, Athanasios Exadaktylos, on SKAI TV, pointed out the need for permanent measures for the health system to endure, if a long-term battle with the disease is required.
