Update – 04/11/2020

As of the latest update by the Greek authorities on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece is 44,246. 13 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 655. The number of patients treated in intensive care units stands at 169. 2,166 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece, raising the daily number above 2,000. 542 of the new cases were found in the Attica region.

As daily coronavirus infections broke a new record on Tuesday, and amid growing concern about the capacity of the National Health System to respond to a further escalation, health experts have stressed that new restrictions that came into effect on Tuesday must be enforced if Attica is to avoid a lockdown. Experts are monitoring the rise in infections in Attica as well as the rate of Covid-19 tests that are positive. Another key consideration is the occupancy rate of beds in intensive care units set aside for Covid patients. On Monday, 70% of ICU beds for Covid patients in Attica were taken. Infections increased by 30% from last week, while in Thessaloniki, which on Tuesday went into full lockdown, cases more than doubled. Meanwhile, from the viral load traced in tests on sewage in Attica on Sunday, experts surmise that there are around 52,000 active Covid infections in Attica. Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis said that 209 of the country’s 331 ICU beds for Covid patients are occupied. In Thessaloniki, 63 of the 83 ICU beds are taken and in Attica 99 of the 140. 

Greece expanded a night curfew on movement and shut restaurants, bars, theatres and museums in the most populous areas of the country for one month on Tuesday to fight a resurgence in Covid-19 amid a new peak in infections. The country has reported fewer cases than most in Europe after going into an early lockdown during the first wave of the pandemic in the spring but has seen a gradual increase in infections since early October. Many Greeks fear the new rules will hurt economic activity in a country that recently emerged from a decade-long debt crisis.

The Hellenic Police is stepping up inspections to check compliance with restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus with officers carrying out 47,161 checks on Monday. Officers registered 1,444 violations of a regulation stipulating the mandatory use of face masks in all public areas and 210 violations of a public curfew between 12.30 and 5 a.m. Meanwhile seven people were arrested for violating health protocols relating to the operation of businesses such as limits on the number of people allowed to enter a space at the same time.

A total of 55 residents and staff have tested positive for Covid-19 in a private care home for the elderly in the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina, according to reports on Tuesday. Nine of the twenty-one staff members and 46 residents who were infected have been transferred to hospitals in other regions as the Covid-19 referral units at Ioannina’s University Hospital are full. In statements to the state-run news agency ANA-MPA, the deputy regional governor for health, Agni Nakou, said the staff in the care home had been tested between September 9 and October 16, with all tests coming back negative. The first case, a member of staff, was diagnozed on October 24 and subsequent tests on residents and staff detected a total of 55 cases.

Regarding yesterday’s 2,166 cases:

40 were detected during the tests carried out at Greece’s entry points

4 imported cases who took the test voluntarily

542 cases were detected in the regional unit of Attica

595 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thessaloniki

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Aitoloakarnania

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Argolida

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Arkadia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Arta

18 cases were detected in the regional unit of Achaia

7 cases were detected in the regional unit of Voiotia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Grevena

46 cases were detected in the regional unit of Drama

42 cases were detected in the regional unit of Evros

7 cases were detected in the regional unit of Evoia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Evritania

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Zakinthos

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ilia

53 cases were detected in the regional unit of Imathia

24 cases were detected in the regional unit of Iraklio

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thesprotia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thira

27 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ioannina

32 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kavala

15 cases were detected in the regional unit of Karditsa

8 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kastoria

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Kea

8 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kerkyra

26 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kilkis

22 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kozani

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Korinthos

106 cases were detected in the regional unit of Larissa

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Lasithi

11 cases were detected in the regional unit of Lesvos

11 cases were detected in the regional unit of Magnisia

51 cases were detected in the regional unit of Messinia

25 cases were detected in the regional unit of Xanthi

78 cases were detected in the regional unit of Pellas

32 cases were detected in the regional unit of Pierias

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Preveza

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Rethimno

108 cases were detected in the regional unit of Rodopi

11 cases were detected in the regional unit of Rodos

37 cases were detected in the regional unit of Serres

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Sporades

13 cases were detected in the regional unit of Trikala

12 cases were detected in the regional unit of Fthiotida

17 cases were detected in the regional unit of Florina

7 cases were detected in the regional unit of Fokida

38 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chalkidiki

12 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chania

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chios

35 cases remain under investigation

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