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People wait to get tested for COVID-19, at a National Health Organisation (EODY) outdoor testing point, in Athens, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) 3/17/2021 Athens News Agency
ATHENS Greece registered 3,465 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 12 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said on Wednesday.
Greece has confirmed 227,247 infections from the start of the pandemic (daily change: +1.5 pct). In the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 75 infections are considered related to travel from abroad and 1,966 to already confirmed cases.
A total of 630 patients are on ventilators in hospitals. Their median age is 68 years and 81.9 pct have an underlying condition and/or are aged 70 or more. Another 1,516 have been discharged from ICUs since the pandemic began.