An 80-year-old man became the eighth victim of the coronavirus in Greece, the second in a day, following the death of an 87-year-old earlier on Friday in Kastoria.

The 80-year-old man died at the Pamakaristos Hospital in Athens where he was being treated.

The 87-year-old man had been hospitalised for four days and was suffering from serious underlying health issues.

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