Greek health authorities announced on Saturday they detected 177 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and one more person has died, bringing the total Covid-19 death toll in the country to 260.
Despite the reduction in new infections and fatalities – from five on Friday – the number of patients in intensive care rose slightly to 36 from 35 on Friday, according to EODY’s daily bulletin.
Of the 177 new cases, 21 were confirmed among travelers who came in from abroad. The bulk of new infections were in Attica and Thessaloniki, at 54 and 32 respectively, while northern Greece and Crete also continue to grapple with the virus’ spread.
Of the total 9,977 coronavirus infections confirmed since the start of the pandemic in Greece, 20.4% or 2,033 are linked to travel abroad and 44.1% or 4,402 have been traced to another patient.
The data also shows that the average age of infected individuals has dropped to 39 years old from 49 years old in late April, confirming experts’ warnings that young people account for many of the new infections being reported.
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