Agios Georgios Hospital

Sixty-six new cases of viral gastroenteritis were reported in Ηania, Crete, in the past 24 hours, Agios Georgios Hospital manager, Giorgos Beas, told Kathimerini on Thursday.

He said that seven of the patients were children aged 2 to 15.

"Gastroenteritis is spreading fast right now and it's the biggest outbreak we've had in a while," he added.