President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday appealed to those still hesitating over getting a vaccine against the novel coronavirus to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Sakellaropoulou made the statement as she emerged from Evangelismos Hospital in central Athens, after getting a third, booster shot against Covid-19.

As the president emphasised, by getting vaccinated they will benefit not only themselves but also offer a great service to their families and society as a whole. “Exiting the health crisis is now our own choice,” she added.
As Sakellaropoulou pointed out, science has equipped humanity with the vaccine, which was the most effective way, in combination with the other health measures that have been taken, to finally be rid of the pandemic “which has been the cause of so many victims and pain for humanity.”

“The proof of this is not only the opinions of the experts but also the facts themselves. According to the statistics, 10 months after the start of the vaccination programme, the overwhelming majority of those that fall serious ill with the virus have not been vaccinated,” she added.

Greece registers 2,324 new coronavirus infections on Friday, 22 deaths; 334 on ventilators

Greece confirmed 2,324 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 5 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Friday.

Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed 673,317 infections (daily change: +0.3 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 119 infections are related to travel from abroad and 3,287 to other confirmed cases.

There are also 22 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 15,069. Of these, 95.3 pct had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.

A total of 334 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 67 years and 80.5 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or over. Of the total, 288 (86.23 pct) are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated and 46 (13.77 pct) are fully vaccinated.

Another 3,202 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.

In addition, 185 Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours (daily change: -10.19 pct). The average admission of patients with Covid-19 to hospitals over the last 7 days was 169.

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).