Coronavirus Cases in Greece Drop After Sunday’s Peak
Greek health authorities reported 170 Covid-19 cases on Monday, significantly down since Sunday’s record of 284. The death toll remains at 242.
The new cases bring the nationwide total since the start of the crisis to 8,819. Of these, 21.4% or 1,886 are connected to travel abroad and 45.5% or 4,009 have been traced to another patient.
Of Monday’s cases, just 27 were traced at airports and border crossings and nine concerned travelers who presented themselves for testing.
The bulk of the new cases were reported in the regional unit of Attica and 15 of the 51 infections were related to recent travel within the country.
The northern port city of Thessaloniki saw 18 new cases on Monday, two of which are related to a known outbreak and three to domestic travel, while the region of Kozani was also hit with 15 fresh infections, 14 of which have been traced to a known cluster.
The number of patients in intensive care was also steady at 31 on Monday, with their average age reported as being 66 years old.
The new cases bring the nationwide total since the start of the crisis to 8,819. Of these, 21.4% or 1,886 are connected to travel abroad and 45.5% or 4,009 have been traced to another patient.
Of Monday’s cases, just 27 were traced at airports and border crossings and nine concerned travelers who presented themselves for testing.
The bulk of the new cases were reported in the regional unit of Attica and 15 of the 51 infections were related to recent travel within the country.
The northern port city of Thessaloniki saw 18 new cases on Monday, two of which are related to a known outbreak and three to domestic travel, while the region of Kozani was also hit with 15 fresh infections, 14 of which have been traced to a known cluster.
The number of patients in intensive care was also steady at 31 on Monday, with their average age reported as being 66 years old.
