[Cyprus Times] Greece: Up to 62.1% of positive samples in Omicron mutation!

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What the EODY data showed from the thousands of tests conducted on December 30 Detailed data for each region of the country

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Omicron variant is spreading in our country. Of the 6,604 positive samples for SARS-CoV-2 between 20 December and 30 December, 2,840 tested positive for Omicron (43.0%), the EODY reports with rates per day ranging from 12.5% to 62.1% in our country Thus, on Thursday 30 December, the percentage of positive samples for the Omicron strain was 62.1% across the country.

It should be noted that six laboratories across the country are testing for possible Omicron samples using the real-time PCR method (S gene drop out method) which can reliably distinguish Omicron samples from other strains.

Specifically, at the Central Public Health Laboratory (KEDY) in the Attica region, 52.3% (954/1,825) of positive PCR cases were Omicron cases, with daily rates ranging from 0% to 78.0%.

In the Thessaloniki region, in the Laboratory of the Medical School of AUTH, 45.3% (424/935) of positive PCRs involved Omicron cases, with daily rates ranging from 0% to 58.7%, while in the Laboratory of Applied Biosciences INEB EKETA 7.0% (31/442) of positive PCRs involved Omicron cases, with daily rates ranging from 0% to 11%.

In samples from the University of Patras Medical School, 35.7% (383/1,073) of positive PCRs involved Omicron cases, with rates per day ranging between 0% and 59.1%.

In samples from the Medical School of the University of Crete, 45.7% (859/1,878) of positive PCRs were for Omicron cases, with rates per day ranging between 0% and 71.2%. In samples from the Medical School of the University of Thessaly, 41.9% (58/119) of positive PCRs were for Omicron cases, with rates per day ranging between 0% and 68.7%.

Moreover, according to the results of the SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance until 30 December 2021, a total of 100 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection carrying the Omicron strain have been diagnosed.

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As the HOSP notes, these cases do not reflect the actual number of Omicron cases in the community, but just a number of suspected cases to be confirmed, along with a number of cases investigated following random sampling of cases diagnosed in the HOSP's Mobile Health Teams (HMTs).

Source: APE-MPA

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