The number of new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19-19, recorded in the last 24 hours by the Hellenic Public Health Organization (EODY), number 3,475, of which 15 were identified following screenings at the country’s entry points. The total number of cases stands at 524,871 (daily change +0.7%), of which 51.2% are men. Based on confirmed cases over the past 7 days, 128 are considered travel-related, and 2,564 are linked to a previously known case. The Rt for the country, based on the cases, is estimated at 1.09.
The number of patients currently hospitalized and on ventilators is 226 (59.7% men). Their median age is 65 years. 85.4% have an underlying medical condition and/or are 70 years of age or older. Since the start of the pandemic, 2,854 patients have been discharged from ICUs. Admissions of new COVID-19 patients to hospitals nationwide total 246 (daily change: +16.59%). The seven-day average of admissions is 212 patients. The median age of confirmed cases is 40 years (range 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of deaths is 78 years (range 0.2 to 106 years).
There have been 19 new deaths among Covid-19 patients, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 13,138. 95.2% had an underlying medical condition and/or was 70 years of age or older.
Samples Tested: From January 1, 2020, to the present, in laboratories that conduct tests for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and that systematically report the total number of samples they test, a total of 5.943,256 clinical samples have been tested, while 7,792,616 samples have been tested by EODY Health Units and Teams conducting Rapid Ag tests. The seven-day average is 88,970 tests.
Self-tests: As of August 10, 2021, 31,357,757 self-test result reports have been recorded electronically. Of the 941,447 people who came in for a follow-up test, 73,465 positive results have been recorded.
EODY Mass Testing: On August 10, 2021, 141 testing operations were carried out by the Mobile Health Teams (KOMY) of EODY, during which 25,619 Rapid Ag tests were administered and 709 positive cases were identified (2.77%).
Geographic distribution of the 3,475 COVID-19 cases
The geographic distribution of the 3,475 coronavirus cases is as follows:
129 cases in the Regional Unit of Eastern Attica
113 cases in the Northern Athens Regional Unit
58 cases in the Regional Unit of Western Attica
117 cases in the Western Athens Regional Unit
247 cases in the Central Athens Regional Unit
114 cases in the South Athens Regional Unit
142 cases in the Piraeus Regional Unit
29 cases in the Islands Regional Unit
284 cases in the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki
47 cases in the Regional Unit of Aetolia-Acarnania
1 outbreak in the Prefecture of Andros
24 cases in the Argolis Regional Unit
30 cases in the Regional Unit of Arcadia
12 cases in the Regional Unit of Arta
127 cases in the Regional Unit of Achaea
38 cases in the Regional Unit of Boeotia
1 case in the Prefecture of Grevena
19 cases in the Drama Regional Unit
62 cases in the Evros Regional Unit
58 cases in the Regional Unit of Euboea
16 cases in the Regional Unit of Evrytania
12 cases in the Regional Unit of Zakynthos
38 cases in the Regional Unit of Elis
11 cases in the Regional Unit of Imathia
240 cases in the Heraklion Regional Unit
2 cases in the Prefecture of Thassos
20 cases in the Regional Unit of Thesprotia
11 cases in the Regional Unit of Thira
1 case in the Regional Unit of Ithaca
1 case in the Prefecture of Ikaria
39 cases in the Ioannina Regional Unit
64 cases in the Kavala Regional Unit
11 cases in the Kalymnos Regional Unit
8 cases in the Karditsa Regional Unit
1 case in the Regional Unit of Kastoria
1 case in the Kea-Kythnos regional unit
54 cases in the Regional Unit of Corfu
8 cases in the Regional Unit of Kefalonia
30 cases in the Kilkis Regional Unit
41 cases in the Kozani Regional Unit
57 cases in the Regional Unit of Corinthia
11 cases in the Regional Unit of Kos
26 cases in the Regional Unit of Laconia
51 cases in the Larissa Regional Unit
30 cases in the Regional Unit of Lasithi
32 cases in the Regional Unit of Lesbos
18 cases in the Regional Unit of Lefkada
1 case in the Prefecture of Lemnos
31 cases in the Magnesia Regional Unit
56 cases in the Regional Unit of Messinia
4 cases in the Regional Unit of Milos
46 cases in the Mykonos Regional Unit
24 cases in the Regional Unit of Naxos
12 cases in the Regional Unit of Xanthi
16 cases in the Paros Regional Unit
22 cases in the Regional Unit of Pella
31 cases in the Regional Unit of Pieria
25 cases in the Preveza Regional Unit
60 cases in the Regional Unit of Rethymno
8 cases in P.E. Rodopi
99 cases in the Regional Unit of Rhodes
1 case in P.E. Samos
22 cases in the Regional Unit of Serres
6 cases in the Sporades Regional Unit
9 cases in the Syros Regional Unit
6 cases in the Regional Unit of Tinos
15 cases in the Trikala Regional Unit
21 cases in P.E. Fthiotida
22 cases in the Florina Regional Unit
3 cases in the Prefecture of Fokida
26 cases in the regional unit of Chalkidiki
138 cases in the Regional Unit of Chania
23 cases in the Regional Unit of Chios
240 cases under investigation.
