High admissions rates, high discharges in Covid-19 hospitals this week, doctor says at briefing
The number of active coronavirus cases in Greece risen significantly this week while pressure on the National Health System continues with higher admissions, infectious diseases professor Gkikas Magiorkinis said at a regular live briefing on the pandemic on Friday.
Magiorkinis, who joined two ministers and a fellow doctor at the briefing, noted that the rise in hospital admissions (8 pct) was accompanied by a rise in Covid-19 patients discharged also. The average rate of new hospital admissions was 500 during this past week, with a slight rise in deaths (up to 70 a day).
In the two most populated regions in Greece, the doctor said, infections rose by 4 pct in Attica Region and 25 pct in Thessaloniki during this week. The age group of 40-65 continues to lead in infections among all age groups in the pandemic in Greece.
Magiorkinis also provided detailed directions of what to do if a self test - which will be available to the public shortly - came out positive, including isolating the infected person and keeping separate utensils, wearing masks, and keeping windows half-open in the house.
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