Update – 21/01/2022
January 21, 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 1,742,363. 81 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 22,366. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 688. 18,869 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 7,139 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 1,704 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
One in three coronavirus patients in ICUs is under the age of 60, according to Vana Papaevangelou, a pediatrician and infectious diseases expert on the committee advising the government on Covid-19 policy.
“No one is invulnerable,” she said on Thursday, noting that in the last 15 days, 80% of the deaths concerned unvaccinated people under the age of 60.
Citing the most recent data, she said that third doses of the vaccine have yielded results in terms of shielding the population from severe illness.
The Omicron variant, she said, amounts to 80% of the new cases, while she also noted that the Delta variant is still circulating.For her part, Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga said the epidemiological burden remains high although the number of cases has decreased by 35%. She added that there has been a stabilization in the number of intubated patients and hospital admissions.
However, she stressed that everyone must remain vigilant as most people who die are either unvaccinated or did not receive a booster shot.
A 52-day-old infant was confirmed to have died at the Ippokrateio Hospital of Thessaloniki on Wednesday due to coronavirus-related complications by Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga on Thursday.
According to the minister, the girl was born on November 30 and was in a bad condition when she was taken to hospital on December 12.
The minister stated that infants are more susceptible to the virus.
The government announced Wednesday that existing measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, like obliging restaurants and bars to close at midnight, will be extended for another week from January 23 until the end of the month.
The decision was taken on the advice of the committee of experts advising the government on the coronavirus, with Health Minister Thanos Plevris expressing concern over the situation at hospitals.
Moreover, despite the clear predominance of the Omicron variant, Greece still has a disproportionately large number of hospitalizations, including cases due to the Delta variant, which has not receded and is responsible for half the admissions.
What’s more, the government also wanted an extension of the measures because January was considered as a “lost cause” due to the onslaught of the Omicron variant.
The view that January would be disrupted by Omicron was also shared by public opinion.
Bearing this in mind, the government deemed that there was no reason to take the risk of lifting the measures a week earlier, when the ultimate aim is to have a better February.
Referring to the extension of the measures earlier Wednesday morning, Plevris said “there is a general understanding among all scientists” that around 20-25 days of these measures are needed.
The question is what specific measures will be lifted on January 31.
In more detail, the 18,869 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
