Thenew laboratory-confirmed casesof the disease recorded in the last 24 hours are 4,345, of which 11 were identified following checks at the country's entry gates. The total number of cases is 1,031,239 (daily change +0.4%), of which 50.5% are males.
t№8 Based on the confirmed cases in the last 7 days, 207 are considered to be associated with travel from abroad and 3,409 are associated with an already known case.t№10
Daily evolution of the pandemic:The daily distribution of confirmed cases is as follows (the line represents the overall, cumulative distribution of cases)t№14 Thenew deaths of
patients with COVID-19 are 63, with a total of 19,799 deaths recorded since the start of the epidemic. 95.3% had underlying disease and/or age 70 years or older.t№18 The number of patientshospitalizedintubated is 684 (59.6% male). Their median age is 64 years. 81.3% have underlying disease and/or age 70 years or older.
t№22 Among the patients hospitalized intubated, 561 (82.02%) are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and 123 (17.98%) are fully vaccinated. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,661 patients have been discharged from ICUs.t№24 Theadmissions of new Covid-19 patients tohospitals in the territory are 332 (daily change +4.08%). The seven-day average admission is 352 patients.
The median age of cases is 38 years (range 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of deaths is 78 years (range 0.2 to 106 years).t№29 Samples tested:As of 1 January 2020 to date, laboratories performing testing for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that systematically report the total number of samples they test have tested a total of 7,866,103 clinical specimens, while 34,856,641 specimens have been tested by Health Units and HOSPs performing Rapid Ag testing, while 34,856,641 specimens have been tested by HOSPs and HOSP Clinics performing Rapid Ag testing. The seven-day average is 332,240 sample checks.t№32Self-tests:
As of 17 December 2021, 64,466,994 self-diagnostic test result statements have been recorded electronically, while 3,646,646.034 people have come in for re-testing.t№36MASS Sampling of EHRCs:As of 17 December 2021, 173 sampling actions have been carried out by EHRC Mobile Health Teams (MHSTs), in which 24.933 Rapid Ag checks and 459 positives (1.84%) were detected.
t№40Geographical distribution:The map shows the geographical distribution of total COVID-19 cases (since the beginning of the epidemic) by Regional Unit of the country, based on the patient's declared permanent residence address, or temporary residence address for tourists and other temporary residents in Greece. Both cases with a travel history ('imported') and cases with possible domestic transmission are included.
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