Georgia reports record high 87 new coronavirus cases
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 1,917 cases of the coronavirus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported a record 87 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, of which 29 were registered in Batumi, in the Adjara region of Georgia and the source of 10 cases are unknown.
Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that 29 new cases were registered in Batumi, 24 - in Georgia's third largest city of Kutaisi, 12 had contact with infected individuals, five have travelled in Adjara, four cases are 'imported' of which three are truck drivers, three are medical workers and the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining 10 cases.
Currently, 536 people are undergoing treatment at Covid centres of which four are in critical and 17 are in severe condition", said Ezurgbaia.
She said that the new cases of coronavirus are simply an increase in data which is related to domestic tourism, and a second wave is expected in the winter, when seasonal infections coincide with Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the number of recoveries has increased by 20, reaching 1,354.
Image: coronavirus live update.
After the Adjara region, the second new epicenter of coronavirus is Kutaisi where a tent has been set up in front of the government building to enable locals as well as visitors to undergo voluntary coronavirus testing.
Governor of Imereti region Zviad Shalamberidze said that the number of new coronavirus cases registered in Kutaisi is 'unprecedented' for the city.
But as you see we responded immediately to the increased number of cases. There is a tent in the center of Kutaisi, where anyone, especially those who have a travel history of the last two weeks in places considered risk zones, can come and get tested for free", Shalamberidze said.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Meanwhile, one of the leaders of the Law and Justice party, Tako Charkviani, posted on social media that she had tested positive for coronavirus.
Dear friends, I have tested positive for coronavirus! I feel fine! If God wills, I will survive", she wrote.
In total 19 people have died of the virus in the country, 5,882 people are in quarantine, and 41 citizens of Georgia have been transported home from abroad for treatment.
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Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 1,917 cases of the coronavirus.
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says that so-called strict lockdowns will not be introduced throughout the country, though if new clusters appear, there may be local responses when needed.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated today that restrictions on social gatherings do not apply to election campaigning. Starting today, social gatherings of more than 10 people, also cultural and sporting events with the participation of more than 200 individuals, are banned in Georgia amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases. This includes large birthdays, weddings, funeral feasts and other public and ritual events.
Georgia has reported a record 57 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that five new patients contracted the virus from the cluster of candy shop Dona in Batumi in the Adjara region of Georgia, 14 other patients were also infected in Batumi, 18 had contact with infected individuals, four patients have travel history in Adjara, three cases are ‘imported’ of which two are truck drivers and the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining eight cases.
Everyone who had contact with a coronavirus-infected independent MP Levan Gogichaishvili since September 5 will be tested for COVID-19 and go into self-isolation, parliament’s press office has reported.
Checkpoints have been set up in two villages of Tsageri municipality in western Georgia on major roads by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in order to thermoscreen individuals entering and leaving the area.
Twenty-four more employees of the Enguri dam have tested positive for the coronavirus earlier today after four of them tested positive for the virus yesterday.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced today that 'we are not going to and are not ready to impose strict economic restrictions' following the rise in coronavirus cases at a press conference earlier today. Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze and Georgian health officials also announced several new recommendations following the record high new coronavirus cases registered in the country in the past few days. Gakharia noted that despite the increased number of cases, there is no reason to panic, since the government, epidemiologists and clinical groups are in full control of the situation.
Teona Tskhomelidze, a journalist of Rustavi 2, TV has tested positive for coronavirus. Some other 300 employees of the TV company were checked via PCR testing. The family and close contacts of Tskhomelidze have gone into self-isolation.
A total of 158 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed over the last 24 hours in Georgia. However, the medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia told journalists today that this number is not a reason to panic.
Georgia has reported 227 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, which is a new record in the number since the country confirmed its first case of the virus on February 26, 2020. One patient has died of the coronavirus in the country in the past 24 hours and 69 individuals have recovered. The deceased patient suffered from cancer and had several other underlying illnesses. Georgia has had 4,140 cases of the coronavirus since the end of February 2020.1,643 of the 4,140 patients have recovered, while 24 others have died. As of today 2,473 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.