The new laboratory-confirmed cases of covid-19, recorded in the last 24 hours by the EODY, are 3,273, of which 28 were detected following checks at the country's entry gates. The total number of cases is 570,077 (daily change +0.6%), of which 51.1% are males. Based on the confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 192 are considered to be associated with travel from abroad and 1,912 are associated with an already known case. The Rt for the territory based on cases is estimated at 1.05.
The number of hospitalized intubated patients is 332 (58.4% men). Their median age is 65 years. 84.3% have an underlying disease and/or age 70 years or older. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,936 patients have been discharged from ICUs. The admissions of new Covid-19 patients to hospitals in the territory are 259 (daily change -11.6%). The seven-day average admission rate is 267 patients. The median age of cases is 39 years (range 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of deaths is 78 years (range 0.2 to 106 years).
The new deaths of patients with COVID-19 are 42, with a total of 13,509 deaths recorded since the start of the epidemic. 95.3% had underlying disease and/or age 70 years or older.
Samples that have been tested: From 1 January 2020 to date, a total of 6,133,835 clinical specimens have been tested in laboratories that perform testing for the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and that systematically report the total number of specimens they test, while 8,859,569 specimens have been tested by Health Units and HOSPITF Rapid Ag testing teams. The seven-day average is 91,991 sample checks.
Self-tests: by 24 August 2021, 32,403,281 self-diagnostic test result declarations have been recorded electronically. Of the 1,094,215 people who have come forward for retesting, 85,424 positive results have been recorded.
Massive Sampling of EODY: On 24 August 2021, 140 sampling actions were carried out by the EODY's Mobile Health Teams (MHSTs), in which 30,748 Rapid Ag tests were performed and 711 positives (2,31%) were detected.
Aggregated data for the week 16 August 2021 - 22 August 2021
In the week 16 August 2021-22 August 2021 the positivity rate was 3.51% in a total of 626,108 laboratory tests (RT-PCR/Rapid-Ag) and 1.19% in a total of 493,947 self-diagnostic tests. In all tests, the positivity rate was 2,02%.
In the week, 16 August 2021-22 August 2021, new patient admissions were 1,827, while the total number of discharges due to cure was 1,262. The ratio of new patient admissions to discharges due to cure was 1.45.
Geographical distribution of the 3,273 covid-19 cases
The geographical distribution of the 3,273 covid-19 cases is as follows:
106 cases in the Eastern Attica Region
99 cases in the Northern Sector of Athens
59 cases in West Attica Region
93 cases in the West Sector of Athens
213 cases in the Central Sector of Athens
73 cases in Athens South Sector
104 cases in the P.E. of Piraeus
23 cases in the P.E. Islands
319 cases in the P.E. of Thessaloniki
1 case on Mount Athos
57 cases in the P.E. of Etoloakarnania
6 cases in the Prefecture of Andros
20 cases in the P.E. Argolida
21 cases in P.E. Arcadia
7 cases in P.E. Arta
122 cases in the Prefecture of Achaia
18 cases in Boeotia
3 cases in the Prefecture of Grevena
24 cases in P.E. Drama
75 cases in Evros P.E.
66 cases in Euboea P.E.
2 cases in the P.E. Evrytania
14 cases in the Prefecture of Zakynthos
97 cases in the EA. Ilia
32 cases in the Prefecture of Imathia
100 cases in the Heraklion Region
2 cases in the Prefecture of Thassos
25 cases in the P.E. of Thesprotia
23 cases in the P.E. of Thera
10 cases in the Prefecture of Ikaria
26 cases in Ioannina P.E.
72 cases in the P.E. of Kavala
14 cases in Kalymnos P.E.
9 cases in P.E. Karditsa
5 cases in the Prefecture of Karpathos
22 cases in the Prefecture of Kastoria
53 cases in Corfu P.E.
16 cases in the Prefecture of Kefallinia
11 cases in the Prefecture of Kilkis
54 cases in the Prefecture of Kozani
35 cases in the P.E. Corinthia
15 cases in the Prefecture of Kos
31 cases in P.E. Laconia
82 cases in the Larissa region
32 cases in the Prefecture of Lasithi
33 cases in the Prefecture of Lesvos
33 cases in the P.E. of Lefkada
4 cases in the Prefecture of Lemnos
36 cases in P.E. Magnesia
106 cases in P.E. Messinia
5 cases in the P.E. Milos
35 cases in Mykonos Prefecture
23 cases in the P.E. of Naxos
26 cases in the Prefecture of Xanthi
7 cases in the P.E. of Paros
41 cases in the P.E. of Pella
49 cases in the P.E. of Pieria
23 cases in Preveza Prefecture
48 cases in Rethymnon P.E.
13 cases in the P.E. Rodopi
93 cases in the Rhodes Region
17 cases in the P.E. of Samos
18 cases in the P.E. Serres
10 cases in the Sporades region
2 cases in the Prefecture of Syros
2 cases in the P.E. of Tinos
9 cases in the Prefecture of Trikala
34 cases in P.E. Fthiotida
16 cases in the P.E. of Florina
3 cases in the Prefecture of Fokida
25 cases in the Halkidiki region
70 cases in the P.E. of Chania
18 cases in the Prefecture of Chios
147 cases under investigation
