Koronaios: The worrying epidemiological outlook reduces hopes that Santa Claus … will come without SMS

Greece is going through the ninth day since the imposition of the universal blockade, as well as the second day since the tightening of measures and the traffic ban, while from tomorrow, Monday, we will be exactly two weeks from November 30, the nominal date of its lifting.

However, the epidemiological picture that prevails in our country does not show in any case in the direction of lifting the quarantine, since the cases may have been significantly reduced today, compared to the previous days, however both the number of deaths and the intubation remains frighteningly high.

After all, the reason the country was brought to a general shutdown is the suffocating pressure on the NSS, which in recent days is at its limits. So, everything shows … extension of the confinement in December. Now, the bet is to “save” Christmas and not celebrate it with the SMS to 13033.

The situation in the ICU is out of control

Today, the momentary relief that new cases were reduced with EODY announcing 1,698 new confirmed cases, gave way to concern, as it also announced the figure of 71 deaths and 392 intubations.

In one week, the number of people in the ICU in our country increased by approximately 72%. In the last seven days alone, 164 patients with severe coronavirus were intubated.

The number of intubated people exceeds the negative record of the previous day, reaching a breath of another “black” milestone, that of 400.

The situation in Thessaloniki seems out of control, where the minimum ICUs that operate with specific specifications, such as adequate equipment and specialized personnel, are exhausted, as the POEDIN denounces.

“Now the operating rooms, wards, cardiac surgery units are operating ICU beds,” says the president of POEDIN, emphasizing that this is “better than a hospital ward but it is not an ICU.”

“A system with 35,000 beds would not be kneeling at this stage in Thessaloniki if the necessary number of ICU beds were operating, especially at the time when general cases were transferred to private ICUs and surgeries that later require ICUs were stopped,” Giannakos said.

Indicative are what Ms. Papaevangelou said in the briefing on Friday, who had described that the closure will bring rapid results on the issue of the spread of the virus, that is, a reduction in new cases will be observed. The number of intubations, but also deaths from the disease, will remain high for a longer period of time.

She specifically pointed out that our fellow human beings, who are losing their lives today, were probably infected a month ago. As he said, we have an average of 350 daily hospitalizations, while the length of hospitalization is long and the length of stay in the ICU is estimated at 11 days. In other words, it takes 15-20 days from the Lockdown application to reduce the number of deaths.

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One intubation every 40 minutes

The coronavirus statistics are unforgiving. An intubation is performed every 40 minutes, while every 20 minutes there is an admission for treatment in the country’s hospitals.

About 400 people are currently being treated in the ICU, while many are young.

Hospitals across the country are “on their knees”

Warning sign from doctors for Larissa hospitals, where 168 patients are treated and there is only one ICU bed available in the city.

The unit in Trikala is also full where one of the 10 beds is empty. In Karditsa, transfers of patients to other hospitals have already begun, with 2 patients having been transferred to the ICU in Chalkida.

The next few days are crucial for the health system as if cases and admissions are not reduced, one hospital after another would collapse like a domino.

In fact, the death toll is not expected to decrease in the coming days. This was stated, among others, by the director of the “Sotiria” pulmonology clinic, Mina Gaga, in statements to Open. “Hospital admissions follow the number of cases with a difference of one week to 10 days. Deaths follow these records for another 10-15 days. That is, usually a patient who is admitted to the hospital, spends some time, so we estimate that we will see increases in the coming days. “We must call on everyone to be careful,” he said.

“Where there is pressure, there are more imports. In Athens we still do not have the pressure that Thessaloniki has but we are concerned about the number. We would like volunteers, that’s for sure. It is a road race,” he added.

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Scary numbers: three deaths per hour

Particularly concerning are the death toll. Yesterday the deaths in our country since the beginning of the pandemic broke the “barrier” of 1,000 deaths in the country since the beginning of the pandemic, while yesterday’s scare followed another today, with EODY announcing 71 deaths in just 24 hours.

That is, almost 3 deaths per hour …

In fact, according to MEGA, among the dead there are 8 young people up to 39 years old.

“The epidemic is over”

“You have to understand that we are talking about a marathon. And that difficulties may lie ahead … “, said the associate professor of intensive care in” Attikon “, Iraklis Tsagaris.

He added that the situation has escaped, while the alarm bell sounded, stressing that “the health system will not withstand a greater increase in intubation.”

The country with a two-speed pandemic cut in half

Northern Greece has already entered snorkeling. More than half of the cases are in central Macedonia, while in the south, such as Attica and the Peloponnese, new infections are minor.

The geographical distribution of the cases revealed by Vima shows that northern Greece is “on fire”.

In Central Macedonia, with a population of 1,837,777 people, 48% of all cases are recorded. In Thessaly, with a population of 718,640 people, 11.1% of the total cases are registered, while in Attica, with a population of 3,742,235 people, 22% of all infections are registered. In the Peloponnese, only 2.5% of cases are recorded.

The virus is galloping in Thessaloniki with residents making noise.

Although the basin presents a better picture in terms of cases, the Athenians seem convinced that the blockade will be extended.

Although Thessaloniki is in quarantine for many more days, the cases are more than four times higher than in Attica per 100,000 inhabitants.

The situation in Greece

So, the coronavirus cases in Greece may have reduced today compared to the previous days, but the number of deaths caused a shock, as in just 24 hours 71 people lost their lives.

Specifically, today EODY announced 1,698 new cases of the new virus in the country, of which 25 were detected after controls at the country’s gateways.

One more day, Thessaloniki emerged as the “champion” of the cases, which is at an extremely critical juncture in terms of the evolution of the pandemic.

Of the 1,698 cases announced by the National Public Health Organization in the last 24 hours, 435 are registered in Thessaloniki, while Attica is on alert with 405 cases.

Larissa is also on alert with 76 cases, followed by Pieria with 74 and Pella with 69.

At the same time, it should be noted that the dispersion is very large throughout the country, at a time when our country is in a state of strict blockade.

More details:

• 25 cases during controls carried out at the country’s entry gates
• 405 cases in the Attica region
• 435 cases in PE Thessaloniki
• 9 cases in PE Etoloakarnania
• 4 cases in PE Argolida
• 4 cases in PE From Arcadia
• 11 cases in PE Arta
• 24 cases in PE from acaya
• 4 cases in PE Βοιωτίας
• 38 cases in PE Grevena
• 29 cases in PE Drama
• 28 cases in PE Evros
• 4 cases in PE De Evia
• 8 cases in PE Evritania
• 4 cases in PE De Ilia
• 37 cases in PE Imathia
• 20 cases in PE Heraklion
• 6 cases in PE Thesprotia
• 11 cases in PE Ioannina
• 26 cases in PE Kavala
• 3 cases in PE Kalymnos
• 44 cases in PE Karditsa
• 1 case in PE Kastoria
• 5 cases in PE Corfu
• 22 cases in PE Kilkis
• 8 cases in PE Kozani
• 7 cases in PE Corinto
• 2 cases in PE Laconia
• 76 cases in PE from Larissa
• 30 cases in PE Lesbos
• 2 cases in PE Lefkada
• 43 cases in PE Magnesia
• 3 cases in PE from messenia
• 1 case in PE Mykonos
• 27 cases in PE Xanthi
• 69 cases in PE Pella
• 74 cases in PE Pieria
• 3 cases in PE Preveza
• 2 cases in PE from Rethymno
• 20 cases in PE Rodopi
• 5 cases in PE Rhodes
• 1 case in PE Samos
• 30 cases in PE Serres
• 2 cases in SP Sporades
• 3 cases in PE Syros
• 22 cases in PE Trikala
• 4 cases in PE Fthiotida
• 9 cases in PE Florina
• 2 cases in PE Φωκίδας
• 30 cases in PE from Halkidiki
• 3 cases in PE Chania
• 1 case in PE Chios
• 12 cases are under investigation

More than 74,000 cases in total

Thus, the total number of cases is 74,205, of which 54.0% are men, while 4,648 (6.3%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 19,081 (25.7%) are related to a already known case.

In addition, 392 of our fellow citizens are treated by intubation. Their average age is 64 years. 121 (30.9%) are women and the rest are men. 78.8% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years or older. 376 patients have been discharged from the ICU.

Finally, we have 71 more registered deaths and 1106 deaths in total in the country. 451 (40.8%) women and the rest men. The mean age of our dying fellow citizens was 80 years and 97.0% had some underlying disease and / or were 70 years or older.

Age distribution

The average age of the cases is 40 years (range 0 to 104 years), while the average age of death is 80 years (range 25 to 103 years). The age distribution of (a) total cases, (b) deaths, and (c) intubated patients 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, 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.