Georgia reports 170 new coronavirus cases
Adjara tops coronavirus-hit regions
124 coronavirus cases were registered in the Adjara region of Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
The cases were distributed in:
- Batumi, Adjara region - 124 cases
- Tbilisi - 20 cases
- Kutaisi, Imereti region - 13 cases
- Zugdidi, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti region - 6 cases
- Ozurgeti, Guria region - 3 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti region - 3 case
- Tsageri, Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti region - 1 case
Image: coronavirus live update.
Elderly patients from the Batumi nursing home that have contracted the virus have been taken to various clinics to undergo treatment. Currently their health condition is stable, said head of the Nursing Home Archpriest Ioane Baramidze. He added that one of the employees of the nursing home is also infected with Covid-19, however the source of the infection is still unknown.
We have five elderly infected with Covid-19, but their health condition is stable and asymptomatic. Their rooms are closed to be disinfected. In addition, an infected employee has been on leave since September 2 and since that day quarantine has been announced in the nursing home. Currently, there are 120 people at the nursing home", Baramidze said.
Currently 1,154 patients are undergoing treatment at Covid centres in Georgia.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Meanwhile, 11 individuals recovered in Georgia within the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 1,381.
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In total 19 people have died of the virus in the country, 6,633 people are in quarantine, and 41 citizens of Georgia have been transported home from abroad for treatment.
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 2,562 cases of the coronavirus.
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.
Georgia has confirmed a total of 152 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours. Six individuals have recovered. The source of infection of 11 individuals needs to be identified.
All foreigners entering Georgia, including from Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – countries to which Georgia has opened its borders unconditionally – will be required to present PCR test results from the proceeding 72 hours to enter Georgia or undergo PCR testing at their own expense in a laboratory located at the airport.
Three COVID-19 hotspots have been identified in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region though the epidemiological situation is under full control, the head of the Kakheti branch of the National Centre for Disease Control, Neli Khizanishvili, said earlier today.
People entering and leaving Batumi will undergo thermal screening – if a high temperature is detected, individuals will be tested for coronavirus, said Natia Mezvrishvili, the head of the government administration earlier today.
Georgia has reported 182 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. 129 of the 182 new patients are from Georgia’s coastal Adjara region.Georgia has had 3,119 cases of the coronavirus since February 26, 2020.1,435 of the 3,119 patients have recovered, while 19 others have died. As of today 1,665 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 in the country. Thirteen individuals have recovered from the virus over the past 24 hours.
The period of tough restrictions due to the coronavirus is over and Georgia is moving towards a period of adaptation, says Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava earlier today at a plenary session in the Georgian parliament.