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Three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Georgia, 207 active infections

The latest update continues da downward trend for confirmed daily cases in Georgia. Photo via Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia press office.

Agenda.ge, 01 Aug 2020 - 12:04, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian health agencies have reported three new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, with the number of active infections at 207.

The new cases, all of them imported, continue an overall downward trend since daily confirmed infections rose in the last week to over 10.

Marina Ezugbaia, Director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases, told local media the new cases were all identified in truck drivers entering the country from Azerbaijan and Russia.

The daily update also shows 947 total recoveries since the start of the outbreak, from 1,171 cases of infection.

Of the 207 patients undergoing treatment, five are in serious or critical condition.

Over 225,000 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the country.

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