Credit: ZupaBA VUCBA/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 2.0Greece confirmed 19,705 new coronavirus infections and 46 deaths associated with the virus in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Saturday.
A total of 23,621 cases had been recorded in the country the day before, Friday, and 55 people died with the virus.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed a total of 2,776,192 coronavirus infections. Of the cases recorded in the last seven days, 189 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,818 to other confirmed cases.
300 people with the coronavirus on ventilators in Greece
The 46 deaths associated with the coronavirus recorded in the last 24 hours bring the total number of people who have died with the virus in Greece to 26,893. Of those who passed away, 95.2 percent had an underlying condition and/or were aged 70 or over.
A total of 300 coronavirus patients are on ventilators in hospitals on Saturday, compared to the 354 undergoing the treatment the day before.
