Covid-19 Greece – 152 new cases reported

One death recorded

The National Organisation of Public Health (EODY) announced 152 new cases of coronavirus in Greece on Saturday with 22 detected at the country’s entry points. Of the 152 cases 43 were located in Thessaloniki and 26 in Attica.

The total number of cases is 5,421 of which 54.7% are men.

1,405 (25.9%) are linked to travel from abroad and 2,645 (48.8%) are related to an already known case.

Nineteen patients are being treated by intubation. Their median age is 63 years, with 4 (23.5%) being women and the rest men. 70.6% have an underlying disease or are aged 70 and over. 129 patients have been discharged from the ICU.

There was 1 recorded death related to coronavirus in the past day with the total number of fatalities reaching at 211. Of these, 68 (32.2%) were women and the rest men. The median age of the dead was 76 years and 95.7% had an underlying disease and / or age 70 years and over.