Larissa

The National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced the first case of West Nile virus in Greece this summer on Friday, noting that the virus has appeared almost annually in the country over the last 15 years, necessitating individual mosquito protection measures.

The death toll from storm Daniel that began battering central Greece on Monday rose to 10 on Friday while four people were still missing, according to Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greek health authorities announced 1,383 new cases of the coronavirus over the 24-hour period ending at 3 p.m. Saturday. They also announced 98 deaths.

Thessaloniki once again led in number of new cases (305), ahead of the Attica region and the former Larissa prefecture in central Greece (260 and 98 cases, respectively).

A 58-year-old mountain climber who went missing on Thursday off the slopes of Mount Olympus was found on Friday near the village of Kalipefki, in the prefecture of Larissa, by rescue workers.

The 58-year-old, who had been with three other climbers when he disappeared, fell into a ravine some 500 meters deep, sources said.