Update – 06/08/2021
August 6, 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 506,672. 12 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 13,026. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 192. 2,800 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 885 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 268 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
The Delta variant remains the dominant strain of the coronavirus across Greece and its prevalence is increasing, according to health authorities.
Tellingly, the Delta variant accounted for 73% of the SARS-CoV-2 infections that were diagnosed between July 5 and 27 by the National Genomic Surveillance Network.
What’s more, according to the analysis of the latest results, the prevalence of this variation is expected to further increase in the very near future to 85%.
Based on the latest available data in recent weeks, this variant concerns more than 80% of cases identified in the Southern Aegean, Crete and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and about 70% in Attica and the Peloponnese.
Despite the efforts of health authorities to stem the tide, there are currently no signs of any clear decline in coronavirus cases on the Greek islands.
New, much stricter emergency measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be imposed on the popular Greek island of Zakynthos and the city of Chania on Crete, it was announced on Thursday afternoon.
According to a statement issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of Greece, a nighttime curfew will be in place from Friday, August 6 at 6:00 AM local time until Friday, August 13.
In more detail, the 2,800 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
