Georgia confirms 152 new COVID-19 cases, including 90 in Adjara region
Heath officials say that despite the increasing number of new cases, contacts are being identified quickly and placed in self-isolation. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has confirmed a total of 152 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours. Six individuals have recovered.
Out of the 152 new cases:
- 90 are connected with the region of Adjara
- 15 are connected with a public school in Kutaisi, western Georgia
- 15 are connected with the Enguri dam connecting Russia-occupied Abkhazia with the rest of Georgia
- 17 had contact with infected individuals
- 4 cases are imported
The source of infection of the remaining 11 individuals needs to be identified.
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A total of 2227 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Georgia since February 26, including 1369 recoveries and 19 deaths.
Natia Mezvrishvili, head of the government administration said today that the government is not going to declare a full quarantine and a state of emergency in the country.
Where is the virus spreading?
Georgia has reported a record 165 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, of which 109 were registered in the Adjara region of Georgia, 81 had contact with infected individuals and four cases are 'imported', said Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia.
Opposition Our Georgia – Solidarity Alliance member Gedevan Popkhadze has tested positive for coronavirus. The independent MP is one of six former ruling Georgian Dream party members who established an alliance back in June.
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.
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.
Coronavirus-related restrictions on regular international flights have been prolonged in Georgia until October 31, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency has announced. No restrictions apply to flights carried out between the airports of Tbilisi, Munich, Paris and Riga.
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.
Adjara tops coronavirus-hit regions
Georgia has reported a record 170 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, of which 124 were registered in the Adjara region of Georgia, said Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia. Currently 1,154 patients are undergoing treatment at Covid centres in Georgia. 11 individuals recovered in Georgia within the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 1,381.