Update – 20/07/2021
July 20, 2021
As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 459,146. 8 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 12,858. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 123.1,834 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 720 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 123 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
As of Tuesday, doctors will be able to register patients unable to attend vaccination centers for inoculation against Covid-19 in their own home. The online registration for home vaccination can be performed by any public- or private-sector doctor. Home vaccinations will be carried out either by a private doctor or by mobile crews from the Eleftheria company, with Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Making the announcement, Marios Themistokleous, Health Ministry secretary general for Primary Health Care, said that 85,000 vaccinations would be administered on Monday.
In total, more than 9.78 million vaccinations have been administered and more than 5.45 million people have been vaccinated with at least one dose, representing 52% of the general population and 61% of the adult population.
More than 4.6 million citizens are fully vaccinated, which corresponds to 44% of the general population and 52% of the adult population.
Themistokleous also announced that as of Tuesday, members of the public would be able to book a vaccination appointment for the same day, with the vaccines that are available.
A platform for vaccinated youngsters to submit their application for a pre-paid card of 150 euros will open on Tuesday, Digital Policy Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Monday.
Applications are submitted though the government online platform gov.gr, using their taxisnet codes. If they don’t have any, they will need to issue them at the Citizens Service Centers (KEP), he said. Their bank will then call them directly within two days to arrange the delivery of the card.
The card, dubbed “freedom-pass” by the government, is aimed at teenagers aged 18-25 who get at least one shot of a vaccine against Covid-19, and is offered as an incentive to increase the number of inoculations in the country.
It will cover costs in travel and entertainment, such as plane and ferry tickets, hotel bookings, music, theatre and cinema, museums and archaeological sites.
The majority (80%) of new Covid-19 cases concern people under the age of 39, according to government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni. Speaking during her daily briefing of the media on Monday, Peloni said that the average age of new cases currently stands at 26 years old and that one in two patients is under 54 years old.
By comparison, she noted, at the end of March seven out of 10 cases concerned people over the age of 55.
In more detail, the 1,834 new cases detected per Regional Unit: