12 more patients recover from coronavirus out of 635 confirmed cases in Georgia
Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze stated yesterday that 72 of the infected individuals are health workers. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in Georgia has increased to 309 since yesterday. However, nine others have tested positive, increasing the total number of cases to 635.
Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze stated yesterday that 72 of the infected individuals are health workers.
Meanwhile, a medical worker from the Georgian eastern region of Kakheti, who initially tested positive for the coronavirus via a rapid antibody test, has now tested negative on PCR testing.
Tsertsvadze also noted yesterday that the rate of coronavirus infection is currently decreasing in Georgia and says if citizens maintain social distancing there will be very little increase in cases in the coming days.
Georgia has a total of 626 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 297 recoveries and ten deaths, which the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze says is ‘one of the best’ results in Europe. Director of the First University Clinic Levan Ratiani also stated yesterday that ‘this entire mess will end soon but we will have to continue living with this virus’.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing an additional $3 million in assistance to the Georgian healthcare system in response to COVID-19.The US Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, said that the CDC has been supporting Georgia to prepare for and response to the pandemic since January.
Georgian epidemiologists say they are proud of the feedback they have received from the US government’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said Georgia is coping well with the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent to the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze.
Georgia has been named by OECD education directorate head alongside Finland as a leading country in adapting its education system to remote learning format in circumstances of the coronavirus outbreak.
Georgia has reported three new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 638.317 of the 638 patients have recovered, while 10 others have died. As of today 311 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Tbilisi, which has been on coronavirus lockdown since April 15, reopened earlier today.All kinds of manufacturing operations have also resumed in Georgia today.
An eleventh individual, an 81-year old man, has died of coronavirus in Georgia today at Medalpha clinic in the Black Sea resort town of Batumi. This is the second patient to die of coronavirus at the Medalpha clinic. The first patient was the wife of the man who died today. Both of them were connected to the so-called 'Kobuleti cluster'.
32 recoveries, 1 new case
Just one individual has tested positive for coronavirus within the last 24 hours in Georgia, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 639, while 32 patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 349. In total 11 people have died of the virus in the country. 4,769 people are in 14-day quarantine and 414 are under observation in hospitals.
Georgia has reported a 12th death due to COVID-19 earlier today. The 81-year-old woman suffered from several underlying illnesses.