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Speaking to ERT today, EODY president Panagiotis Arkoumaneas made a terrifying prediction.
“Today it is possible to hear about 2,000 cases again, after the decrease in yesterday’s figure, as happens on Mondays,” he said, highlighting that the main reason for the spread of the coronavirus is movements.
According to Arkoumaneas, planning for massive rapid tests will soon include hospitals and health centers, while mobile units continue in northern Greece, with the next stations in Komotini and Drama.
“Let’s see in the next few days if we achieve a uniform stabilization, especially in northern Greece,” he said, recalling that if the superconductors are 10%, the dispersion they cause reaches 80%.
Regardless of the test, someone who was tracked down as a close contact must observe a mandatory 14-day quarantine, he said once again.
The president of EODY stated that “in the north of Greece, students are evaluated and examined in some areas”, explaining that, as foreseen in the protocol, a risk assessment is carried out, that is, whether it is a confluence or not .
“Our first priority to protect the health system is vulnerable groups,” Arkoumaneas said.
1,152 new cases and seven deaths: 153 intubated
It is observed that yesterday the cases were significantly reduced compared to the previous days.
However, they again varied by four digits. Specifically, EODY announced 1,152 new confirmed cases of the deadly virus in the country, of which 96 are associated with outbreaks and 33 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways.
Thus, the total number of cases is 42,080, of which 54.9% are men, while 4,176 (9.9%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 13,821 (32.8%) are related to a case already known.
In addition, 153 of our fellow citizens are treated by intubation. Their average age is 66. 35 (22.9%) are women and the rest are men. 90.8% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 294 patients have been discharged from the ICU.
Finally, we have 7 more registered deaths and 642 deaths in total in the country. 248 (38.6%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 96.3% had an underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.
Age distribution
The average age of the cases is 38 years (range 0 to 103 years), while the average age of death is 79 years (range 25 to 103 years). The age distribution of (a) total cases, (b) cases that resulted in death, and (c) patients treated by intubation, is as follows:
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, based on the declared address of permanent residence of the patient, or the address of temporary residence for tourists and others. temporary residents in Greece. It includes both cases with a travel history (“imported”) and cases with possible national transmission.
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