Coronavirus recoveries surpass new cases in Georgia:
32 recoveries, 1 new case

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. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 12 May 2020 - 11:33, Tbilisi,Georgia

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.

For the first time, we can say today that recoveries have surpassed new cases”, said Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia. 

She added that the source of the new case of coronavirus infection is unknown.

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. 

Meanwhile, Georgia's Russian-occupied Abkhazia region has reported one more case of the virus, bringing the total in the area to 10. The patient is now being treated at Gudauta Infectious Diseases Hospital. 

In total, 10 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in occupied Abkhazia. Two patients, including one 95-year-old woman, have already recovered, while one man has died.