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15 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Georgia

As of now Georgia has confirmed a total of 1336 coronavirus cases, including 1088 recoveries and 17 deaths. Photo: Georgian Interior Ministry press office

Agenda.ge, 16 Aug 2020 - 12:15, Tbilisi,Georgia

Fifteen people tested positive for coronavirus in Georgia since yesterday, increasing the number of total cases to 1336. Four individuals out of the 15 were infected in the Adjara region.

The region’s Health Ministry has confirmed that two of them had contacts with a female employee of the Havana café who tested positive in Kobuleti yesterday, while two others are truck drivers.

Meanwhile yesterday the interagency coordination council chaired by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has called on everyone who had been at the Havana café between August 9-11 to visit the fever centres “if they develop any symptoms” of the virus

Georgia reports 15 new coronavirus cases including 9 in Svaneti

15 Aug 2020

The medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia told journalists today that nine infected individuals out of the 15 had travelled to Svaneti, four had contacts with infected individuals, one is a truck driver, while the source of infection for one individual has not yet been identified.

Total of nine coronavirus cases confirmed in Kazbegi

14 Aug 2020

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.’

Gov’t decreases quarantine, self-isolation time to 12 days

14 Aug 2020

Individuals will have to spend 12 days instead of 14 in quarantine or self isolation in Georgia, according to a new decree which comes into play starting August 12.

Georgia reports 23 new cases of coronavirus, 17 recoveries

14 Aug 2020

Georgia has reported 23 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Six of the 23 new patients are from Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality which is on lockdown. Eleven of the new patients contracted the virus from contact with infected individuals in the country, two new cases were imported (both are truck drivers), one new patient is a medical personnel, while the source of infection has not been identified in the remaining three cases. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 1,306 cases of the coronavirus.

Georgia reports 5 new cases of coronavirus, 4 recoveries

17 Aug 2020

Georgia has reported five new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Two of the new patients contracted the virus from infected individuals in the country, one new case was imported while the source of infection has not been identified in the remaining two cases.

Georgia reports 10 new cases of coronavirus, 6 recoveries

18 Aug 2020

Georgia has reported 10 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. The medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that one of the new patients is a medical staff. The number of recoveries has increased by six, reaching 1,092.

Georgia reports 10 new cases of coronavirus

19 Aug 2020

Georgia has reported 10 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that one new patient contracted the virus from the Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality, four from contact with an infected individual and two cases were ‘imported’. She said that the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining three cases.