Update – 21/07/2021

As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 463,473. 9 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 12,867. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 121. 3,565 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 1,607 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 254 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.

Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias urged the Roma community on Tuesday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus during a visit to a settlement east of Athens.

“I spoke here with young people, with their families…we want to convince as many of our fellow citizens as possible about the beneficial effects of vaccination and to get vaccinated,” he said after meeting people at the settlement of Kliafa.

Kikilias was accompanying a mobile unit of the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) which conducted rapid tests in the area.

A hotel owner was arrested on the island of Zakynthos in western Greece early Tuesday morning for breaking Covid-19 rules by hosting an overcrowded party at his hotel’s premises.

According to the police, the man was detained during an inspection at his hotel.

During the search, officers also found 384 canisters of laughing gas (nitrous oxide), three hand-held canisters and a number of balloons at his possession.

Authorities slapped a fine of 2,000 euros on the owner and ordered a 7-day closure of the hall where the party was bring held. The man was led before a prosecutor on Tuesday.

There will be no extension to the measures imposed on the Aegean island of Mykonos after a rise in Covid-19 cases, Kathimerini understands.

On Saturday, the government imposed a curfew from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. and an around-the-clock ban on music in bars, cafes and restaurants. Both measures will last until July 26.

In more detail, the 3,565 new cases detected per Regional Unit:

• Attica 1,607
  • Eastern Attica 172
  • Northern Sector of Athens 218
  • West Attica 52
  • Western Sector of Athens 231
  • Central Sector of Athens 375
  • Southern Sector of Athens 246
  • Islands 36
  • Piraeus 277
• Thessaloniki 254
• Etoloakarnania 23
• Andros 3
• Argolida 25
• Arcadia 13
• Arta 3
• Achaia 51
• Boeotia 24
• Grevena 6
• Drama 11
• Evros 25
• Evia 59
• Zakynthos 11
• Ilia 25
• Imathia 18
• Heraklion 153
• Thesprotia 16
• Thira 58
• Ioannina 45
• Kavala 10
• Kalymnos 4
• Karditsa 38
• Kastoria 3
• Corfu 27
• Kefalonia 6
• Kilkis 9
• Kozani 29
• Corinth 81
• Kos 19
• Laconia 4
• Larissa 77
• Lasithi 35
• Lesvos 12
• Lefkada 8
• Lemnos 3
• Magnesia 39
• Messinia 48
• Milos 8
• Mykonos 37
• Naxos 7
• Xanthi 4
• Paros 34
• Pella 6
• Pieria 6
• Preveza 5
• Rethymno 94
• Rodopi 8
• Rhodes 48
• Samos 2
• Serres 19
• Sporades 3
• Syros 5
• Tinos 1
• Trikala 33
• Fthiotida 17
• Florina 16
• Fokida 6
• Chalkidiki 23
• Chania 52
• Chios 16
• Under investigation 225

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