Update – 22/03/2022
March 22, 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 2,812,182. 58 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 26,995. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 337. 23,529 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 7,944 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 2,468 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga conveyed the message on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic has not gone away and that people must remain vigilant.
“We have to learn to live with this new reality. We have to be careful and stick to the measures,” she said. At the same time, a leading health expert predicted the number of daily Covid-19 cases in Greece could reach 30,000 by the end of March.
Speaking on Skai Radio, Nikos Tzanakis, pulmonology professor and vice president of the Greek Pulmonary Society, estimated that the number of deaths and intubations due to coronavirus-related causes will remain mostly stabilized.
Tzanakis stressed the importance of vaccination in protecting against serious illness from Covid-19, adding however that people who were inoculated months previously were as likely to contract the virus as the unvaccinated population.
“Most of them however will be asymptomatic or experience a sore throat,” he said.
Asked about the prospect of a second booster shot, Tzanakis said that it should be considered for people suffering from chronic health issues such as respiratory system diseases, chronic kidney disease and heart failure. Authorities may have to examine the possibility of administering a fourth shot to people aged over 75, he added.
The leader of the Communist Party of Greece tested positive for Covid-19, the party announced on Monday.
The party said that Dimitris Koutsoubas, the general secretary of the KKE central committee, has been vaccinated three times.
He was diagnosed after a regular preventative test.
He is quarantining in his home and has mild symptoms, the party added.
In more detail, the 23,529 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
