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The second wave of the “coronavirus attack” in Greece continues unabated and in less than a month (in 28 days) it has cost the lives of more than 500 people, those in eight months, from the start of the pandemic to 17 October.
According to EODY data, on October 17, seven months and four days after the first registration of a coronavirus victim in the country, it was announced that the death toll reached 500. Just 28 days later, the death toll reached 1,035, breaking the psychological barrier of 1,000 victims. The average age of the victims was 80 years and 96.8% had an underlying disease and / or 70 years or more.
At the same time, there was a further increase in the number of patients admitted to intensive care units, now reaching 366 from 336 the day before. The average number of COVID-19 cases admitted to hospitals is now 350 per day and has doubled in the last ten days, while the number of intubated ICU patients is constantly increasing.
In fact, as you write “K”In Attica where the NSS still has stamina, non-COVID-19 cases will be directed in the coming days to private clinics so that public hospitals in the basin have more possibilities to treat patients with coronavirus.
At the beginning of the new year we will have the first doses of vaccine for Covid-19 in Greece, at the same time as the rest of the EU countries, assures the Deputy Minister of Health Vassilis Kontozomanis and explains that an operational plan for the vaccination of the population is already being prepared.
According to Mr. Kontozamanis, “Greece’s participation in the European common supply in combination with access to the product portfolio negotiated and agreed upon by the European Commission, ensures adequate coverage of the population”.
More than 1.3 million deaths worldwide
The pandemic has cost the lives of more than 1.3 million people worldwide, according to the latest count by the French Agency, based on official data.
Specifically, at noon on Saturday, a total of 1,305,039 people had died in a total of 53,438,640 registered cases.
