One dies of coronavirus in Georgia

Director of the First University Clinic Levan Ratiani stated that the woman, 79, was from the eastern Georgian region of Marneuli. Photo: Emergency Situation Coordination and Urgent Assistance Centre

Agenda.ge, 04 Apr 2020 - 13:20, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has confirmed the first case of mortality from COVID-19 this morning out of the total 157 confirmed cases in the country since February 26.

Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that the woman, 79, was from the eastern Georgian region of Bolnisi. 

Gamkrelidze said the patient, who was hospitalised in Tbilisi on March 31, suffered from pneumonia, as well as critical respiratory distress.

As of now there are 126 individuals in the country who are infected with the virus out of the total confirmed cases, including 28 recoveries.

Two of the 157 were foreign citizens who have left to their respective country.