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Emergency shutdown: The first epidemiological data from 2021 show an increased risk of a coronavirus outbreak in many parts of the country. What is the key indicator that experts pay attention to?
In the first EODY update for the new year, 597 cases of coronavirus were announced. Given that the possible consequences of Christmas and New Years will become apparent much later, it is still too early to assess whether the holidays have contributed to a possible new outbreak of the virus in the country.
Despite the partial stabilization observed, however, there are several areas with high viral loads and there is great concern for the next few days. In this context, always guided by the suggestions made by the competent commission, it is not excluded that the government will proceed with emergency measures. They are “fresh” after all hard local blocking decisions in West Attica, Kozani and Thespies Lately, a tactic that we will probably see implemented and then, until the “Libertad” plan is implemented, the required population is vaccinated and there is immunity.
According to the figures and data published by EODY, there are areas that are quite difficult. Apart from Attica, which has a total of 210 new cases, and Thessaloniki with 79 new cases., but also the worrying situation that “shows” the sewer system, there are areas that “flirt” with the hard emergency shutdown.
And what worries the experts the most is not the absolute number of cases. The indicator that concerns them is the one that calculates the cases per 100,000 inhabitants. This number also shows greater dispersion that may exist in a community, so it is considered of utmost importance for taking measurements, to predict and prevent a new virus outbreak.
An illustrative example is the Kea and Kythnos area, which in the last 24 hours had only 1 case, however, this is estimated at 25.57 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Respectively in Florina, where there were 13 new cases in the Peripheral Unit, correspond to 25.28 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. And these areas are not the only ones that “flirt” with the possibility of imposing a hard blockade. In detail the “Red” areas:
|
Region |
Cases per 100,000 |
|
Rodopi |
33.02 |
|
Kea-Kythnos |
25.57 |
|
Florina |
25.28 |
|
Laconia |
23.56 |
|
Kozani |
20.64 |
|
West Attica |
16.16 |
|
Blonde |
15.28 |
|
Kilkis |
11.19 |
Cases by Regional Unit that were announced on New Year’s Eve
- Etoloakarnania 11
- Attiki 210
- Argolis 4
- Arcadia 6
- Achaia 11
- Boeotia 8
- Drama 1
- Evros 10
- Evia 9
- Evrytania 1
- Zakynthos 2
- Ilia 1
- Imathia 8
- Heraklion 1
- Thessaloniki 79
- Ioannina 9
- Kavala 12
- Karditsa 1
- Kea-Kythnos 1
- Corfu 3
- Kilkis 9
- Kozani 31
- Corinth 3
- Laconia 21
- Larissa 9
- Lesbos 6
- Magnesia 10
- Messinia 2
- Naxos 1
- Xanthi 17
- Pella 1
- Pieria 5
- Preveza 3
- Rodopi 37
- Rhodes 3
- Serres 15
- Trikala 5
- Phthiotide 1
- Florina 13
- Fokida 2
- Halkidiki 3
- Chania 3
- Chios 3
- Under investigation 1
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 2,817,705 Clinical samples have been tested while from EODY Health Units and Stairs performing Rapid Ag tests 593,422 samples.
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