Number of coronavirus cases in Georgia stands at 399, 93 recovered, 4 dead
295 people remain infected with the coronavirus in Georgia as of today. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The number of coronavirus cases stands at 399 in Georgia as of April 20. 93 of the 399 individuals have recovered, while four other people have died.
As of today 300 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
5,094 individuals inside the country are in quarantine, while 547 others are in hospitals.
More than 2.4 million people have been infected with the virus worldwide as of April 19. 165,105 people have died of the virus, while close to 630,000 have recovered.
As for neighbouring countries Turkey has had 86,306 cases, Armenia - 1,291 cases, Azerbaijan - 1,398 cases and Russia - 42,853 cases.
The US has reported more than 760,000 cases of the virus. More than 40,000 people have died of the coronavirus in the US so far.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has praised the Georgian people for exhibiting a high sense of social responsibility on the Easter holiday yesterday.“The Georgian people have managed to both show a high sense of social responsibility and remain devoted to their faith and the church. This day once again assured us that through standing together, we will achieve the final victory,” Gakharia said.
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.
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.
The Georgian government brought back 151 citizens from Tel Aviv, Israel last night, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, foreigners who were unable to leave Georgia due to restrictions following the coronavirus outbreak, will not face penalties for overstaying visas up until June 30.
A total of 92 Georgian citizens have been infected with coronavirus abroad and nine have died, Deputy Georgian Foreign Ministry Mikheil Ninua reported earlier today. He said, the majority of infected individuals have mild or less severe forms of the virus.
The Georgian government has confirmed its restrictions on private vehicle use across the country will be enforced until Wednesday and could be extended.
With countrywide restrictions on private vehicle use imposed by the Georgian government on Friday to ramp up its efforts against the coronavirus outbreak, the capital city's streets were uncharacteristically quiet over the weekend, and citizens were out enjoying springtime.
The number of coronavirus cases stands at 408 in Georgia as of April 21. 95 of the 408 individuals have recovered, while four people have died. As of today 307 people remain infected with the coronavirus in the country.4,816 individuals inside the country are in quarantine, while 571 others are in hospitals.Head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze says that April and the first two weeks of May will be particularly complicated for Georgia in the fight against the coronavirus.