The regional districts of Kastoria, Xanthi and Drama were placed under curfew over high coronavirus incidents on Thursday. The measure goes into effect on Friday through October 1.

As of 01:00 to 06:00, circulation in those regions is forbidden for all reasons except for work and serious health reasons, while music is banned in all entertainment and food places throughout 24 hours.

Local restrictions were extended in other regions of Greece as well, including Pella in northern Greece and the Argolid in the Peloponnese, the committee of infectious diseases specialists said.

A ban on outdoor or indoor, private or public spaces of more than 20 people gathering continues to be in effect throughout Greece, regardless of other measures.

Greece registers 2,125 new coronavirus cases on Thurs., 31 deaths; 331 on ventilators

Greece confirmed 2,125 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 7 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Thursday.

Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 641,022 infections (daily change: +0.3 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 137 infections are related to travel from abroad and 3,502 to other confirmed cases.

There are also 31 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 14,606. Of these, 95.4 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.

A total of 331 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 65 years and 81.6 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 300 (90.63 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated, and 31 (9.37 pct) are fully vaccinated.

Another 3,118 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.

In addition, 162 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -28.63 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 186.

The median age of new infections is 39 years (range: 0.2 to 106 years), while the median age of the deceased is 78 (range: 0.2 to 106 years).