Coronavirus: 268 new cases of 26,399 tests
One year after Georgia confirmed the first case of Covid-19, UNICEF supported the Government of Georgia in procuring the vaccines. Photo: UNICEF Georgia/Twitter
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Georgia has reported 268 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 9,387 PCR tests and 17,012 rapid tests over the last 24 hours.
Out of the 268 new cases 141 were reported in Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti - 46
- Shida Kartli - 16
- Kakheti - 15
- Kvemo Kartli - 13
- Adjara - 12
- Guria - 11
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 7
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 4
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 2
- Samtskhke-Javakheti - 1
Meanwhile, 233 individuals have recovered from coronavirus in Georgia, while five infected patients have died. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 3,078 now.
The National Center for Disease Control of Georgia has tweeted:
The first batch #COVID19 vaccines arrived in????????w/support of @WHO @WHO_Europe @unicefgeorgia @gavi 43200 doses @AstraZeneca vaccine are provided by #COVAX @MOHgovge and @NCDCGeorgia have already started countrywide distribution to administer to the priority groups #VaccinesWork ✌️ pic.twitter.com/LO7b805B7H
— NCDCGeorgia (@NCDCGeorgia) March 13, 2021
Yesterday Georgia received the first 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. The country will received additional 86,400 doses of the vaccine in April.
Vaccination of priority groups, which includes medical workers, is scheduled to start on March 15 after vaccines will be distributed to all regions over the weekend. Georgian Health Ministry says that vaccination is voluntary.
UNICEF Representative in Georgia Ghassan Khalil has also tweeted:
First batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrived to Tbilisi International Airport, through COVAX and with support from UNICEF. Vaccination starts on 15 March. Congratulations! https://t.co/0s8UZjqiYt
— Ghassan Khalil (@GKUNICEF) March 13, 2021
European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell has congratulated Georgia on the arrival of the 43,200 doses of Covid-19 vaccine earlier today. The first 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine arrived in Georgia this morning.
Georgia has reported 344 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 32,090 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 344 new cases 188 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
The 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine has arrived in Georgia this morning. UNICEF, which has supported the Government of Georgia in procuring the Covid-19 vaccines, has announced that the plane has already landed at Tbilisi International Airport.
Georgian health officials and doctors have received their first doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine earlier today live on TV. The country received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on March 13 with the help of UNICEF. Deputy head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Paata Imnadze was the first who got the jab. After the vaccination he said that ‘I feel great’ and called on people, especially doctors to vaccinate.
Georgia has reported 537 new cases of coronavirus, 128 recoveries and eight deaths in the past 24 hours.