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Update –07/04/2022

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As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 3,126,856. 73 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 27,892. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 358. 15,044 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 6,230 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 1,613 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.

Fire broke out Wednesday morning in the Covid-19 ward of a hospital in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, leaving one person dead and two seriously injured, firefighters said.

The fire department said it had evacuated 34 patients from the Covid-19 ward of the Papanikolaou hospital.

Another four of those evacuated had already been in serious condition due to the coronavirus, and were under increased monitoring, authorities said. The body of one person was found on the second floor, the fire department said.

It was unclear what sparked the blaze. Video footage from the site showed thick black smoke billowing out of two windows on a lower floor of the facility and firefighters clambering up to the windows.

Thirty firefighters with 11 firefighting vehicles battled the blaze, which appeared to have been extinguished by mid-morning.

The National Vaccination Committee recommended on Tuesday that people over 60, especially those with health issues, take a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine.

Maria Theodoridou, chairperson of the committee, said the fourth dose – or second booster dose – can be taken four months after the previous dose for mRNA vaccines, that is Pfizer or Moderna.

The platform for registering for the fourth dose will open on April 7 for those aged 80 and over. A week later, registrations will open for the 70-79 age bracket.

The committee underlined that the fourth dose is voluntary and is not related to validity of vaccination certificates.

Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Wednesday said he has tested positive for Covid-19.

Theodorikakos said he would continue to discharge his duties as minister while in isolation at his home.

“I hope I get over it soon,” he said in a post on social media, adding he was fully inoculated against the virus.

In more detail, the 15,044 new cases detected per Regional Unit:

  • Attica 6,230
    • Eastern Attica 840
    • Northern Sector of Athens 1,130
    • West Attica 180
    • Western Sector of Athens 799
    • Central Sector of Athens 1,700
    • Southern Sector of Athens 756
    • Piraeus 684
    • Islands 141
  • Thessaloniki 1,613
  • Mount Athos 9
  • Etoloakarnania 376
  • Andros 13
  • Argolida 139
  • Arcadia 128
  • Arta 47
  • Achaia 350
  • Boeotia 221
  • Grevena 31
  • Drama 117
  • Evros 143
  • Evia 332
  • Evritania 37
  • Zakynthos 45
  • Ilia 211
  • Imathia 163
  • Heraklion 579
  • Thassos 21
  • Thesprotia 34
  • Thira 65
  • Ithaca 1
  • Ikaria 25
  • Ioannina 217
  • Kavala 200
  • Kalymnos 40
  • Karditsa 149
  • Karpathos 3
  • Kastoria 50
  • Kea-Kythnos 3
  • Corfu 171
  • Kefalonia 44
  • Kilkis 103
  • Kozani 202
  • Corinth 208
  • Kos 30
  • Laconia 178
  • Larissa 408
  • Lasithi 128
  • Lesvos 107
  • Lefkada 33
  • Lemnos 15
  • Magnesia 286
  • Messinia 262
  • Milos 24
  • Mykonos 13
  • Naxos 23
  • Xanthi 63
  • Paros 40
  • Pella 166
  • Pieria 148
  • Preveza 54
  • Rethymno 96
  • Rodopi 81
  • Rhodes 153
  • Samos 20
  • Serres 251
  • Sporades 33
  • Syros 60
  • Tinos 18
  • Trikala 187
  • Fthiotida 269
  • Florina 59
  • Fokida 66
  • Chalkidiki 106
  • Chania 299
  • Chios 64
  • Under investigation 431

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