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Georgia reports 569 new cases of coronavirus, 329 recoveries, 9 deaths

Georgia reported its first case of coronavirus at the end of February 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 13 Oct 2020 - 11:21, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 569 new cases of coronavirus, 329 recoveries and nine deaths in the past 24 hours.

The majority of the cases were reported in the coastal Adjara region of Georgia and in the capital Tbilisi.

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Image: coronavirus live update.

The new 569 cases were recorded in:

Adjara region - 207 cases
Tbilisi - 168 cases
Imereti - 117 cases
Guria -8 cases
Mtskheta - Mtianeti - 5 cases
Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 24 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 7 cases
Shida Kartli - 25 cases
Kakheti - 5 cases

Georgia has had 12,841 cases of the coronavirus since February 26, 2020.

Regulations in Adjara may be lifted starting next week

Since then 6,867 patients have recovered, while 102 others have died.

Image: coronavirus live update.

As of today 5,872 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.

More than 50 of the 5,872 patients are in critical condition.

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About 100,000 Georgian citizens have lost their jobs during the pandemic, the Georgian Finance Ministry says.

Most of the kindergartens have reopened in the country yesterday which have been closed since March 2020.

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