"Now the officially confirmed number of the wildfire victims is 64. Another person has died of burns," the fire service said. Earlier reports said 63 people had been killed in forest fires.
Meanwhile, most of the blazes, which have been ravaging the country for over a week, have been brought under control but some fires are still spreading on the southern Peloponnese peninsula.
"We are broadly optimistic about the situation with wildfires as all of them are abating. The blaze on Mount Parnon in the Peloponnese causes the greatest concern. Nine planes, including two Russian Be-200 aircraft, and also two helicopters are extinguishing it," the fire service said.
In the first three days of the disaster 269,000 hectares of land, including 184,000 of forest, were ravaged by wildfires, with at least 500 houses in dozens of villages being destroyed.
The Greek government has declared a number of measures to provide assistance to victims, including 3,000 euros compensation to each person affected. People who lost their homes will get 10,000 euros and will receive housing allowances for the next two years. A set of measures to help farmers is under way.
The fires have aggravated the political situation just prior to early parliamentary elections September 16, with the government and the ruling party coming under fierce criticism for their poor handling of the disaster.
Public indignation increased after high ranking officials implied that the fires were started deliberately, in an attempt to destabilize the political situation in the country before the elections.
Recent polls showed the ratings of the country's two leading parties had declined approximately 2%, but there is no indication of how the disaster will affect the elections results.
