4th person dies of coronavirus in Georgia
As of now, the country has confirmed a total of 388 cases of COVID-19, including 86 recoveries. Photo: Emergency Situation and Coordination and Urgent Assistance Centre
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Georgia reported a fourth coronavirus-related death last night.
The 70-year-old woman was a native of the Georgian Black Sea region of Adjara and had underlying chronic diseases.
As of now, the country has confirmed a total of 388 cases of COVID-19, including 86 recoveries.
Georgia confirmed its first coronavirus case on February 26; the first case of mortality was reported on April 4.
Four main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi - have been placed under lockdown to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
All private vehicle traffic has also been banned throughout the country until the end of the state of emergency.
Government and health officials again call on citizens to follow the state of emergency regulations, stay home and maintain social distancing to avoid further spread of the virus.
Police have fined 321 people for violating state of emergency regulations and curfew during the last 24 hours in Georgia. 85 individuals were fined for violating the curfew regulations, 96 individuals were fined for violating rules of transportation and driving, and 140 individuals were fined for public gathering and violating 2-meter distance
The United States has allocated an additional $600,000 to help bolster Georgia’s healthcare system in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, says the US Embassy in Tbilisi.
The German development agency GIZ has provided 100,000 face masks and 2,000 litres of hand sanitising liquid to the Georgian Ministry of Health to help handle the coronavirus pandemic.
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 total confirmed cases of coronavirus has increased to 394 in Georgia, including 86 recoveries and four deaths. One of the recovered individuals is a 50-year-old woman, who was transferred from the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region into Tbilisi-controlled territory in late March.
Giuli Urushadze, 80, is one of the 86 individuals who have recovered from coronavirus in Georgia. "I am 80 and I defeated coronavirus”, she wrote on Facebook yesterday. Urushadze said She had been on the hardest path “on the verge of life and death” for ten days and nights.
Seven more individuals have recuperated from coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of recoveries to 93. Health officials again call on people to stay home and maintain social distancing. Otherwise, the collapse of the healthcare system will be inevitable in Georgia.
A fifth person has died of COVID-19 in Georgia earlier today. The 68-year-old man from Bolnisi municipality, with several underlying illnesses, was undergoing treatment in the First University Clinic of Tbilisi.