Update – 03/08/2021
August 3, 2021
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As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 497,061. 8 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 12,983. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 188. 2,156 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 615 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 214 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
Nearly 5.2 million citizens have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, representing 48% of the total population and 58% of adults, Greece’s general secretary for primary healthcare said on Monday.
A total of 10,540,000 shots have been administered since the start of “Operation Freedom” (as the vaccination campaign has been dubbed), Marios Themistokelous told a public briefing, with 5,705,000 citizens having received one dose of a vaccine and 5,170,000 being fully immunized. Themistokelous added that the pace of vaccinations is slowing down as businesses close for the August holidays and people head off on vacation, saying that the average rate is currently at around 40,000 shots a day.
“The drop is definitely because of the summer and we’re hoping that new appointments will start being added to the program after August 15,” he said.
Responsible for managing “Operation Freedom,” Themistokelous also said that 33,000 people have received a shot or have planned one in the 15-17 age group, while take-up is much smaller in the 12-14 category, with just 5,300 appointments, though the platform for both groups only opened recently.
Meanwhile, some 3,200 appointments have been booked by mobile units serving people who cannot get to a vaccination center, though only 725 people have been immunized so far.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Greece, Ireland, Iran, the US Virgin Islands and other destinations because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases in those places.
Other locations being raised to the CDC’s “Level 4: Avoid Travel” include Libya, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Saint Barthelemy, Lesotho, Martinique, Malta, the Isle of Man and Curacao, the CDC said.
Similarly, the State Department on Monday raised its advisories to “Level 4 - Do Not Travel” for destinations including Curacao, the French West Indies, Greece, Ireland, Kazakhstan and the Marshall Islands.
In early April, the State Department listed 34 countries as “Level Four: Do Not Travel,” and then added more than 100 countries to better align with CDC ratings.
After taking many countries off its highest warning level since June, the United States has been adding more countries back because of rising Covid-19 cases. It currently lists about 90 at the highest warning level.
In more detail, the 2,156 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
