New cases of Covid-19 slightly up

New cases of SARS-CoV-2 rose slightly over the week of May 8-14 while cases of influenza (flu) dropped, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organization (EODY).

Hospital admissions for coronavirus also dropped last week, dropping 23% overall compared to the weekly average for admissions during the last four weeks. In addition, the number of new intubations in May 8-14 remained the same as the previous week, also registering an 18% increase compared to the average of new intubations over the last four weeks.

At present, 56 people are intubated with Covid-19 in Greek hospitals, while another 54 died during the week of May 1-7. The median age of those who died was 85.5 (age range: 58-98).

Weekly sampling of virus loads in urban waste in Greece showed a rise in SARS-CoV-2 in four of 10 regions checked.

In terms of flu, there was no...