Woman with COVID-19 symptoms gives birth, hospitalised in Kutaisi clinic from occupied Abkhazia

A woman with COVID-19 symptoms has been transferred to Bomond Clinic in Georgia’s western city of Kutaisi from Russian-occupied Abkhazia where she gave birth to a child. The result of the laboratory tests for coronavirus is not known yet.

The director of the clinic, Mamuka Mikadze, said that the woman was admitted to the clinic in severe condition and underwent a caesarean delivery at 30 weeks of pregnancy.

The patient is in a separate ward of the intensive care unit and the newborn has been placed in the children's intensive care unit. Their health condition is stable, said Mikadze.

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Georgia reported 22 new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 539.

178 patients of the 539 have recovered, while six others have died.

As of today 353 remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.

5,256 people are under quarantine in the country and 548 others are in hospitals.