What did EODY announce?
Community SARS-CoV2 positivity continues to decline, but hospital admissions with infection increase COVID-19 and deaths, according to his epidemiological report EODY for the period 7-13 October.
Influenza-like illness – ILI (regardless of pathogen)
The number of influenza cases per 1,000 visits is low.
Severe Acute Respiratory Infection – SARI (regardless of pathogen)
The number of SARI cases per 1,000 visits is low.
SARS-CoV2 virus – COVID-19 infection
The positivity in all tested samples showed a decrease compared to the previous week.
709 new imports were recorded, showing an increase compared to the previous week. The average weekly number of new admissions over the previous 4 weeks was 597.
The number of new intubations was four. The average weekly number of new intubations during the previous 4 weeks was eight. The number of intubated patients with COVID-19 infection is 20.
The number of deaths was 28. The average weekly number of deaths in the previous 4 weeks was 25.
As of 27/9, the KP.3 sub-variant of BA.2.86 was recognized by the ECDC as a strain of interest, while the XEC sub-variant of BA.2.86 was also put under surveillance.
In recent weeks the predominant strain is KP.3, while the first XEC strains were detected in the country.
These strains have not been associated with an increased risk of severe disease.
Nationally, the weighted viral load in municipal wastewater is at moderate levels relative to historical data, showing no significant change from the previous week.
In four of the ten regions viral load levels appear high (with three of them showing a small drop compared to the previous week), while in the remaining regions the levels are low/moderate.
Influenza virus
Influenza positivity as assessed by surveillance networks in the community (PHC Sentinel Surveillance Network) and in the hospital setting (SARI Surveillance Network) is very low, with detection of only sporadic positive samples.
No new serious case with ICU hospitalization was recorded, nor was there a death from laboratory-confirmed influenza.
Respiratory syncytial virus – RSV
No positive samples were found in both the community (PHC Sentinel surveillance network) and hospitals (SARI surveillance network).
