Greece’s new COVID-19 cases rose to 2,166 on Tuesday, setting a new negative record for the country.
The greatest spike was noted in Thessaloniki and Serres, both places are in full lockdown for the next two weeks.
The total number of infections are at 2,166, with 22 related to clusters and 40 identified at entry points in the country.
The National Public Health Organization also said that there were another 13 fatalities, bringing Greece’s total to 655. Of the deceased, their median age was 79 years old and 96. pct had an underlying condition and/or age 70 or more; 255 were women.grea
Geographic distributions showed that most of the infections were in the regions of Attica (542) and Thessaloniki (595). Also noting high, three-digit daily infections on Tuesday were the regions of Rodopi (108) and Larissa (106). Regions with infections showing between 42 and 60 infections on Tuesday included the following: Kavala and Pieria (32 each), Chalkidiki peninsula (38), Serres (37), Evros (42), Drama (46), Messinia (51), and Imathia (53). Pella cases rose to 78.
Ioannina, Kastoria and Kozani, which recently recorded high daily infection rates, managed to limit the pandemic’s spread and on Tuesday recorded 27, 8 and 22 infections, respectively.
Athens University Lecturer Gkikas Magiorkinis attributed the rise in infections to lack of wearing masks and failure to socially distance. He said colder weather had driven people indoors, where the rate of infection without masks increased ten-fold compared to the outdoors. When small groups of people need to eat together, he advised them to keep seating distances, not talk while eating, and ensure that the area is well aired.
