Update from Covid Watch Committee
coronavirus
04 Feb 2021
/ 11:26
CORFU. Analysis of the data collected by Central Corfu Municipal Covid Watch Committee shows that the progress of the pandemic in Corfu continued to remain stable in the second half of January.
The Covid-19 report for Corfu up to 31 January can be seen on the Municipality website here.
The spread of the virus in Corfu remains controlled and the number of confirmed new cases in the second half of January was again limited. There were no new admissions to the Special Infectious Diseases Unit at Corfu Hospital and there were no deaths from Covid-19. The number of positive results from the EODY rapid tests, hospital and private clinic tests remains low.
There has also been a relative stabilisation of the pandemic in the country as a whole over this period. Nevertheless, in the last week of January there has been an increase in the number of new cases in several regions with significant 'spread points' leading to extra measures being implemented in these areas. These developments indicate the continuing difficulties in controlling the pandemic.
Confirmed Covid-19 cases amongst Corfu permanent residents - age groups and gender for the period 30 March 2020 to 31 January 2021.
The age of 2 men and 2 women is not known
The vaccination programme in Corfu, as in the rest of the country, is progressing slowly. Health workers in the public and private sectors are being vaccinated at the moment along with those aged 80 and over. EODY has also started to distribute the vaccines to residents and workers in Senior Care Centres and Centres for the Chronically Ill.
Around 2% of the Corfu population has received the first shot of the vaccination - approximately the same percentage as the country as a whole. It has already been stated that a return to 'normality' socially and economically depends greatly on the success of the vaccination programme. The programme will progress gradually and the indications are that it will be operating fully from March onwards, when more vaccines are expected to be available. At that stage several vaccination centres will need to be set up throughout the island in order to innoculate a large percentage of the population. Meanwhile, it is extremely important to control the spread of the virus by adhering to the measures.
The opening of the junior high and high schools is another part of the relaxation of the measures. Given that we are in the middle of winter and the period when viruses normally spread, even greater care is required in order that the situation remains under control in Corfu.
The spread of the virus in Corfu remains controlled and the number of confirmed new cases in the second half of January was again limited. There were no new admissions to the Special Infectious Diseases Unit at Corfu Hospital and there were no deaths from Covid-19. The number of positive results from the EODY rapid tests, hospital and private clinic tests remains low.
There has also been a relative stabilisation of the pandemic in the country as a whole over this period. Nevertheless, in the last week of January there has been an increase in the number of new cases in several regions with significant 'spread points' leading to extra measures being implemented in these areas. These developments indicate the continuing difficulties in controlling the pandemic.
Confirmed Covid-19 cases amongst Corfu permanent residents - age groups and gender for the period 30 March 2020 to 31 January 2021.
| 0-17 | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | Total | |
| Male | 7 (3.4%) | 69 (33.7%) | 85 (41.5%) | 44 (21.5%) | 205 |
| Female | 3 (2%) | 53 (35.8%) | 62 (41.9%) | 30 (20.3%) | 148 |
| Total | 10 (2.8%) | 122 (34.6%) | 147 (41.6%) | 74 (21%) | 353 |
The vaccination programme in Corfu, as in the rest of the country, is progressing slowly. Health workers in the public and private sectors are being vaccinated at the moment along with those aged 80 and over. EODY has also started to distribute the vaccines to residents and workers in Senior Care Centres and Centres for the Chronically Ill.
Around 2% of the Corfu population has received the first shot of the vaccination - approximately the same percentage as the country as a whole. It has already been stated that a return to 'normality' socially and economically depends greatly on the success of the vaccination programme. The programme will progress gradually and the indications are that it will be operating fully from March onwards, when more vaccines are expected to be available. At that stage several vaccination centres will need to be set up throughout the island in order to innoculate a large percentage of the population. Meanwhile, it is extremely important to control the spread of the virus by adhering to the measures.
The opening of the junior high and high schools is another part of the relaxation of the measures. Given that we are in the middle of winter and the period when viruses normally spread, even greater care is required in order that the situation remains under control in Corfu.
