In recent days there has been an increase in cases on the island. Today, Sunday, January 3rd, 2021, we had one more, raising the number to 122 positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
This is another 40-year-old who went to the hospital with fever and feeling lethargic.
The pcr test result was positive and the 40-year-old left for his home where he will remain in quarantine for the next 14 days.
We also had another 40 year old resident confirmed yesterday who is also in quarantine at home
Meanwhile in Greece
390 new cases of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were announced today, of which 3 were identified after checks at the country’s gateways. The total number of cases is 140,099, of which 52.3% are men. During the tracking it was found that 5463 (3.9%) are considered related to travel from abroad and 41926 (29.9%) are related to an already known case.
421 people are treated by intubation. Their median age is 67 years. 282 (67.0%) of the intubated are men. 79.8% of intubated patients have an underlying disease or are 70 years of age or older.
Finally, we have 36 new deaths from COVID-19 disease, reaching 4,957 deaths in total in the country, of which 2938 (59.3%) men. The median age of our deceased fellow citizens was 79 years and 95.5% had an underlying disease and / or age 70 years and over.
Source:_ HMERA