Total coronavirus cases increase to 174 in Georgia
Georgian health officials again call on everyone to stay home and keep social distancing to avoid further spread of COVID-19. Photo: Defence Ministry press office
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Four more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in Georgia increasing the total number of cases to 174.
Earlier today the country reported the second coronavirus-related death. The first case of mortality was reported yesterday.
As of now, a total of 36 individuals have recovered out of the 174 confirmed cases since February 26.
Georgian textile companies have produced one million face masks in the last two weeks in an effort to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Photo: Government of Georgia press office
Georgian health officials again call on everyone to stay home and keep social distancing to avoid further spread of COVID-19.
The Interior Ministry also calls on citizens to follow the regulations of the state of emergency, otherwise individuals will face administrative and criminal liability.
A baby has been born in Marneuli Municipality in eastern Georgia, which has been under quarantine for the second week now. The young family living in the village of Kesalo, did not have a child for eight years.
The Interior Ministry calls on everyone to follow the regulations of the state of emergency, otherwise individuals will face a fine of 3,000 GEL, while legal entities will face a fine of 15,000 GEL; repeat offence is punishable by three years in prison.
Georgia has reported a second coronavirus-related death. Director of the First University Clinic Levan Ratiani stated today that a woman, 81, suffered from pneumonia, critical respiratory distress, sepsis, atrial fibrillation, as well as chronic heart failure.
Georgia has confirmed the first case of mortality from COVID-19 this morning out of the total 156 confirmed cases in the country since February 26. Director of the First University Clinic Levan Ratiani stated that the woman, 79, was from the eastern Georgian region of Marneuli.
The number of cases of coronavirus has reached 188 in Georgia as of the morning of April 6.36 of the 188 have recovered, while two elderly women, with several underlying health issues have died.148 people inside the country remain infected with the virus (two of the 188 were foreign citizens who left Georgia last month). 5,056 are under quarantine and 386 others are in hospitals.