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Update – 19/10/2020

As of the latest update by the Greek authorities on Sunday, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece is 25,370. 9 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 509. The number of patients treated in intensive care units stands at 84. 438 new cases where announced yesterday in Greece, maintaining the daily number above 400. 164 of the new cases were found in the Attica region.

Amid a new peak in coronavirus infections, health authorities are concerned about the growing pressure on intensive care units in state hospitals as many are close to maximum capacity. With the second wave of the pandemic in full flow and the onset of winter expected to prompt a new spike in infections, doctors are bracing for a difficult period. In Athens in particular, intensive care units are busy with two out of three of the ICU beds that have been set aside for Covid-19 patients currently occupied. Many doctors have expressed fear that the National Health Service will not be able to cope if infections increase significantly. According to Matina Pagoni, the head of the union of Athens and Piraeus hospital doctors who heads a clinic at the capital’s Gennimata hospital, of the 10 ICU beds the hospital has set aside for Covid-19 patients, only two were free last week. 

Elderly people have been found to be infected with Covid-19, in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, on Saturday. The Megalochari was evacuated and patients were taken to the Attiko Hospital. It was the ninth nursing home in Greece to confirm a coronavirus outbreak since the onset of the pandemic. As the number of cases topped the 500 daily mark for the first time on Friday, health authorities are concerned about a spike in infections among older citizens. Experts are concerned that the drop in temperatures could intensify the epidemiological trend.

Kozani goes under lockdown for two weeks as infections hit new record. Outbreaks in the northwestern city of Ioannina are also of concern to epidemiologists as is an increase in Covid-related deaths.

Regarding yesterday’s 438 cases:

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

4 imported cases that took the test voluntarily

164 cases were detected in the regional unit of Attica

53 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thessaloniki

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Argolida

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Arta

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Achaia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Voiotia

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Drama

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Evoia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Evritania

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ilia

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Iraklio

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Thesprotia

23 cases were detected in the regional unit of Ioannina

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Kavala

10 case was detected in the regional unit of Kastoria

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Kea

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kerkyra

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kilkis

33 cases were detected in the regional unit of Kozani

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Korinthos

19 cases were detected in the regional unit of Larissa

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Lesvos

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Lefkada

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Magnisia

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Mesinia

3 cases were detected in the regional unit of Naxos

1 case was detected in the regional unit of the Ionian Islands

6 cases were detected in the regional unit of Pellas

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Preveza

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Rethimno

4 cases were detected in the regional unit of Rodopi

8 cases were detected in the regional unit of Serres

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Fthiotida

1 case was detected in the regional unit of Florina

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chalkidiki

2 cases were detected in the regional unit of Chios 25 cases remain under investigation

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