The Greek National Public Health Organization announced that the total confirmed cases of West Nile virus reached 160.
And the Greek health authorities indicated – according to the Greek newspaper Kathrini – that the virus has also led to the death of 14 people in Greece to date..
The health authorities stated that a total of 98 cases had symptoms affecting the central nervous system (encephalitis, meningitis, and others), while 62 cases had mild or no symptoms..
According to the report of the Greek National Organization for Public Health, 37 new confirmed cases of the virus were reported during the past week.