Half of imported coronavirus cases in Georgia are from Russia
127 of 272 imported cases of the coronavirus to Georgia were from Russia. Photo: RFE/RL.
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Almost half of the imported coronavirus cases to Georgia, 46.6 per cent, were from Russia, says the report released by Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control yesterday.
As of July 11 Georgia has had 980 cases of the coronavirus.
272 (27.7 per cent) of the 980 cases were imported.
127 of the 272 imported cases were from Russia, 23 (8.4 per cent of the total) were from Turkey, 22 (8 per cent of the total) from Azerbaijan and the remaining 21 cases (7.7 per cent of the total) from Armenia.
Georgia allows its citizens living abroad to return to the country. However, the individuals have to spend 14 days in quarantine.
Georgian citizens living in Russia and other foreign states are able to enter the country via land borders as flights have not resumed so far.
As of July 29 Georgia has had 1,155 cases of the coronavirus.
929 of the 1,155 patients have recovered, while 16 others have died.
As of today 210 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
Georgia has reported 10 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number to 1,155. Five of the 10 new cases are connected with the Gachiani cluster (Gardabani municipality), four are imported (two of the four are truck drivers) and in one case, the source is being identified and contacts are being investigated.
Four of the eight new cases are imported (two of the four are truck drivers), one is a medical personnel, one is from Lilo open market in Tbilisi, one is from Gchiani settlement of Gardabani municipality (eastern Georgia), while the remaining one does not know how he contracted the virus.
Georgia has reported six new cases of the coronavirus earlier today which is the decrease in the number of cases compared to the last week.Most of the new cases are connected with Gardabani municipality of eastern Georgia and the Lilo open market in Tbilisi where many of Gardabani inhabitants work as vendors. The Karajalari village in Gardabani municipality remains under quarantine.As of today 199 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
Health agencies have identified 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Georgia on Saturday, with the Karajalari village of the southern Gardabani municipality still under quarantine to contain a rise in reported cases since the last few days.
All patients who died of coronavirus in Georgia suffered from underlying diseases, out of which the vast majority were cardiovascular diseases, while 40 per cent suffered from chronic lung diseases, reads the report of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
A 17th person has died of coronavirus complications in Georgia earlier today. The woman had several underlying conditions and had been undergoing treatment for a long time in Mtskheta Medical Centre in eastern Georgia. As of today Georgia has had 1,160 cases of the coronavirus. 935 of the 1,160 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 208 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.