Sixty-two are the deaths from corona and 54 intubated patients in the last week According to epidemiological report of EODY on viral infections of the respiratory system.

The positivity in all tested samples showed an increase compared to the previous week while the number of admissions showed a 37% increase compared to the average weekly number of admissions in the previous 4 weeks and was higher than the number of admissions in the corresponding week of 2022.

Influenza positivity in the community (sentinel network) remains above 10% (seasonal threshold for initiation of epidemic influenza activity according to ECDC). 3 new serious cases (influenza) with hospitalization in ICU were recorded, while no new death from laboratory-confirmed influenza was recorded.

The EODY report in detail:

Influenza syndromes (regardless of pathogen)

✓ The number of influenza cases per 1,000 visits showed an increase compared to
last week

SARS-CoV2 virus – COVID-19 infection

✓ The positivity in all the tested samples showed an increase compared to the previous one
week.
✓ The number of admissions (n=1,496) showed a 37% increase compared to the average weekly number
admissions in the previous 4 weeks (n=1,094) and was higher than the number of admissions
the corresponding week of 2022 (n=1,250).
✓ The number of new intubations (n=13) showed a decrease compared to the average weekly number
of new intubations during the previous 4 weeks (n=26) and was lower than the number of
intubations in the corresponding week of 2022 (n=51).
✓ The number of patients with COVID-19 infection who are hospitalized with intubation is 54.
✓ 62 deaths were recorded with a median age of 83 years (range 39-99 years). The number of deaths
showed an increase over the average weekly number of deaths over the previous 4 weeks
(n=53) and was lower than the number of deaths in the corresponding week in 2022 (n=170)
✓ At week 48, the most frequent BA.2 sub-variant was EG.5 (33%) followed by XBB.1.5
(29%) and BA.2.86 (22%).
✓ In our country, a total of 102 strains of JN.1 (sub-variant of BA.2.86 which from 19/12
identified as a sub-variant of epidemiological interest), with date of sampling from
3/10 to 3/12. The additional risk to public health from JN.1 is assessed internationally on
present as low.
✓ Viral load surveillance in municipal wastewater showed an increase in SARS-CoV-2 virus circulation in 5
of the 10 areas checked.

Influenza virus

✓ Influenza positivity in the community (sentinel network) remains above 10% (seasonal start threshold
of influenza epidemic activity according to ECDC).
✓ 3 new serious cases with hospitalization in ICU were recorded, while no new death was recorded from
laboratory confirmed influenza.
✓ From week 40/2023 to week 51/2023, 21 people were hospitalized with laboratory
confirmed influenza in the ICU and 5 deaths from laboratory-confirmed influenza were recorded.
✓ From week 40/2023 to week 51/2023 a total of 78 positive samples have been detected for
influenza (9%). In the two influenza reference centers 76 samples have been standardized: 74 type A and 2 type B.
✓ Of the 71 type A strains that were subtyped, 15 (21%) belonged to subtype A(H3) and 56 (79%)
in subtype A(H1)pdm09.

Respiratory syncytial virus – RSV

✓ The RSV positivity in sentinel PPH samples showed an increase compared to the previous week.