283,000 PCR, 180,000 rapid tests conducted in Georgia since coronavirus outbreak
Imnadze noted that over 4,800 PCR tests are being conducted daily in Georgia. Photo: shutterstock.
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Since the arrival of coronavirus in Georgia, a total of 283,000 people have been tested for coronavirus with PCR in Georgia, while over 180,000 have been tested with rapid tests in the country, said Deputy Head of the National Disease Control Centre Paata Imnadze.
Imnadze noted that over 4,800 PCR tests are being conducted daily in Georgia.
Imnadze spoke about the epidemiological situation in the Svaneti region which is under the lockdown as of today and noted that 50 people who had already been returned from the Svaneti region went to clinics to test for the coronavirus.
Imnadze noted that all the direct contacts of the first coronavirus infected patient in Mestia are known and noted that some of them were in Lenjeri, Mestia municipality, while others were in Tbilisi.
To prevent the further spread of the coronavirus in Mestia municipality of western Georgia, the government put the municipality on lockdown earlier this week as 16 people have tested positive in two days.
919 people, who were in the municipality as tourists have been placed in quarantine and 1,000 individuals have been checked for the coronavirus so far with the use of PCR tests.
Meanwhile, seven border guards at Larsi checkpoint, at the Russia-Georgia border in Kazbegi municipality of eastern Georgia, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Georgian PrimeMinister Giorgi Gakharia has dismissed media reports that the government has plans to impose coronavirus restrictions in Kazbegi municipality of eastern Georgia, as seven border guards in Larsi checkpoint, at Russia-Georgia border, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Georgia has reported 14 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 1,278. 1,058 of the 1,278 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 203 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 in the country. Mestia municipality in western Georgia and Karajalari village of Gardabani municipality in eastern Georgia remain on coronavirus lockdown.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported earlier today that its eleven employees have tested positive for the coronavirus. All of them feel well and epidemiologists are now actively studying their contacts. Over 20 individuals have already been transferred to the quarantine zone, the Interior Ministry reported.
Mestia municipality in western Georgia, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country, has been placed on lockdown as 16 people have tested positive in the past two days in the municipality for the coronavirus. People will not be able to enter or leave the municipality without the police’s consent. Tourists who are now in the municipality will be placed under quarantine in hotels where they are currently located (if the hotels meet the recommendations of Georgia’s Health Ministry) or will be transported to other quarantine zones.
Nine coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Kazbegi municipality, eastern Georgia, said Mayor of Kazbegi municipality Alexandre Zagashvili, noting the ‘epidemiological situation is calm and under control.’
Villages in Mestia municipality which have been under lockdown will open starting August 21, except the village of Lenjeri and the small town of Mestia – the administrative center of the municipality.
Seventeen individuals have tested positive for coronavirus in Georgia, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 1411 during the last 24 hours. Eleven infected individuals out of the 17 belong to the ‘Lenjeri cluster’ in Mestia municipality.
Georgia has reported a total of 417 new cases of COVID-19 after conducting 927 PCR and 1,868 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 2,469 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, while other 31 have unfortunately died.