Georgia reports 14 new cases of coronavirus, total number of cases stands at 511, 156 recovered
As of April 28, 347 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 14 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 511.
156 of the 511 people have recovered, while six others have died.
As of today 347 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.
5,085 people are under quarantine and 558 others in hospitals.
Two of the 349 infected individuals (active cases) two were foreign citizens who are no longer in Georgia. Photo: coronavirus live update.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze stated yesterday that Georgia is hitting the peak of the spread of the virus and no serious increase in COVID-19 cases is expected in the coming weeks.
The country lifted several, coronavirus-related restrictions yesterday, including restrictions on the use of private vehicles.
Cemeteries around the country remain closed to prevent people from gathering there following the Easter holiday.
Georgian health officials say that Georgia’s statistics pertaining to the coronavirus are reliable, dismissing reports of several media outlets that the country is hiding its real figures.
Two Georgian citizens have died of the coronavirus in New York and Latvia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry confirmed earlier today.
Georgia has begun the first stage of a plan to gradually lift coronavirus-related restrictions today, allowing private vehicles and taxis back out onto the roads, and allowing e-commerce (wholesale and retail), delivery services and open air markets to resume operations.
The number of coronavirus cases stands at 496 in Georgia as of today. 149 people of the 496 have recovered, while six others have died. As of April 27, 339 people remain infected with the virus inside the country. 4,833 people are under quarantine and 571 others are in hospitals. The town of Tetritskaro in Kvemo Kartli was placed on lockdown yesterday, after a number of local residents tested positive for coronavirus.
A COVID-19 patient with blood cancer has been cured in Georgia. Doctor said that the patient was undergoing treatment in Republican Hospital of Tbilisi and had a very low chance to survive.