×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Saturday
17
Jan 2026
weather symbol
Athens 8°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Greece

UPD – Coronavirus Greece: 1 death, 18 new cases confirmed

One death recorded on Tuesday

Newsroom May 12 06:42

UPD –

An 88-year-old woman who was treated for coronavirus at NIMITS hospital in Athens died on Tuesday raising the total number of fatalities to 153. The elderly woman, who died, suffered from underlying diseases.

===============================================

Professor of Infectious Diseases, Sotiris Tsiodras announced today 18 new coronavirus cases in Greece, with 7 of them  concerning a single family.

>Related articles

President of Air Traffic Controllers: Another communications blackout possible in the near future

X is down, thousands report problems

Less alcohol and lower speeds with the new Highway Code and strict fines

The total number of cases in Greece is 2,744, of which 56% are men. Of these, 608 are considered to be related to travel from abroad and 1,308 are related to an already known case. 32 of patients are being treated intubated. Their average age is 67 years with 11 being women and the rest men. 97% have an underlying disease or are over 70 years old.

88 patients have been discharged from the ICU.

There was one recorded fatality on Tuesday brining to the death toll to 152. 40 were women (26.3%) and the rest were men. The median age of the fatalities was 75 years with 93.4% suffering from some underlying disease and / or were over 70.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#coronavirus#COVID-19#death toll#fatalities#greece
> More Greece

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

War, diplomacy, or insurrection: What’s next in Iran

January 17, 2026

New tensions in the Middle East as Trump invites regional leaders to the Gaza Peace Council

January 17, 2026

Weather: A return to winter in the coming days – Cold and strong northerly winds – Kolydas’ post

January 17, 2026

A view of Nikolaos Stasinopoulos of Viohalco – The “enduring imprint” of Greece’s greatest industrialist

January 17, 2026

The horror of the “Tariff of the Dead”: how the Iranian regime prices the bodies of protesters

January 17, 2026

Mitsotakis on the Karystianou party: “There is a long distance between being the parent of a tragedy victim and being the leader of a political party”

January 17, 2026

Patras in carnival mode – This evening, the city’s official opening ceremony

January 17, 2026

Greenland as the first line ofdefense for the U.S. and NATO:

January 17, 2026
All News

> Greece

Weather: A return to winter in the coming days – Cold and strong northerly winds – Kolydas’ post

Winter tightens Its grip across Greece as cold spell persists

January 17, 2026

A view of Nikolaos Stasinopoulos of Viohalco – The “enduring imprint” of Greece’s greatest industrialist

January 17, 2026

Patras in carnival mode – This evening, the city’s official opening ceremony

January 17, 2026

Weather: Noticeable drop in temperature from today – Where it will snow and at which altitudes

January 17, 2026

President of Air Traffic Controllers: Another communications blackout possible in the near future

January 16, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα