Russian-occupied Tskhinvali reports 2 new coronavirus cases, total to 68
Local media report the de-facto government has asked Russia for support in purchasing coronavirus tests. Photo: shutterstock.
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Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has reported two new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected individuals in the region to 68, of which 35 have already recovered.
Local media report that both newly infected individuals are students of a Russian military academy. They returned to the Tskhinvali region from Volgograd, a city in Russia.
The majority of the infected patients in the region are students of Russian military academies.
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As of this moment 268 individuals are under observation in hospitals.
The de-facto government has asked Russia for support in purchasing coronavirus tests.
Russian-occupied Tskhinvali confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on May 6.
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Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has reported nine new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected individuals in the region to 66, of which 34 have already recovered.
Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has reported 12 new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 57. 31 of the 57 patients have already recovered.
Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus today. RES media outlet reports an individual with coronavirus entered the region on April 30 from Russia and was placed under quarantine.