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According to what was disseminated by the main ANT1 newsletter, a case has been identified with mutant strain of coronavirus and in Athens.
New, mutant strain of coronavirus found for the first time in England has worried scientists around the world. It has already started to appear in several countries, mainly for the trips that are made during the holidays and this has caused even more concern in the scientific community.
The fear of the Greek health authorities was exactly that. That there is a danger that it will also reach Greece mutant strain of coronavirus, most likely through people who have traveled to Great Britain or countries where it has already appeared.
According to information transmitted in the main newsletter of or ANT1, the mutant strain it has already appeared in our country. As mentioned, in four of the cases found recently, there was this mutant strain, which according to studies has been transmitted much more easily and also more easily to children, in coronavirus as we have known it until now.
It is worth noting that, as reported by ANT1, the mutant strain was identified in samples given to Institute of Medical Biotechnology Research of Academy of Athens and it was found in four cases. In fact, the report stated that it is highly likely that mutant strain to led the government to the decision of a stricter blockade in the following days, in order to stop any large-scale dispersal in the country.
Epidemiological data for Sunday
390 News cases coronavirus in Greece were announced on Sunday (03.01) by EODY, of which 3 They were found after checks at the gates of the country.
The total number of cases is 140,099, of which the 52.3% they are men.
During follow-up it was found that 5,463 (3.9%) considered related to travel from abroad and 41.926 (29.9%) they are related to an already known case.
Still, 421 Our fellow citizens are being treated by intubation. Their average age is 67 years. From them, 282 (67.0%) they are men. TO 79.8%, intubated, has an underlying disease, or is 70 years of age or older. 897 patients have been discharged from the ICU since the beginning of the pandemic.
Finally, they were confirmed 36 new deaths of COVID-19 disease, reaching them 4,957 deaths in the country as a whole since the start of the pandemic, of which 2,938 (59.3%) mens. The average age of our dying fellow citizens was 79 and 95.5% had an underlying disease and / or was 70 or older.
The daily distribution of cases
The daily distribution of confirmed cases is as follows (the line represents the total accumulated distribution of cases).
The age distribution of (a) total cases, (b) cases that resulted in death, and (c) patients treated by intubation, is as follows:
The temporal evolution of the total cases and the total number of deaths of patients with COVID-19 is presented in the following diagram.
The daily number and cases per 100,000 inhabitants of confirmed domestic cases of COVID-19 by regional unit.
Geographic dispersion
The map shows the geographical distribution of total COVID-19 cases (since the beginning of the epidemic) by Regional Unit of the country, according to the declared address of permanent residence of the patient, or the address of temporary residence for tourists and other temporary residents. in Greece.
It includes both cases with a travel history (“imported”) and cases with possible national transmission.
Tested samples
From January 1, 2020 until today, in laboratories that perform tests for the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and that systematically declare to EODY all the samples that are analyzed, have been fully tested 2,825,227 Clinical samples have been tested while EODY Sanitary Units and Stairs that perform Rapid Ag tests 599,202 samples.
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