Greece confirmed 23,621 new Covid-19 infections and 55 deaths associated with the virus in the last 24 hours, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Friday.
A total of 24,256 cases had been recorded in the country the day before, Thursday, and 59 people died with the virus.
Since the pandemic began, Greece has confirmed a total of 2,756,487 Covid-19 infections. Of the cases recorded in the last seven days, 196 infections are related to travel from abroad and 1,802 to other confirmed cases.
WHO Official states that pandemic is “far from over”
After a recent spike in cases was recorded across the world, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris stated that the pandemic is “far from over” on Friday.
Previously, public health experts predicted that the pandemic may be nearing its end this year, but that its end would largely depend on increasing vaccination rates across the world.