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Georgia reports 1,824 new cases of coronavirus, 1,262 recoveries

More than 19,000 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country as of October 27. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 27 Oct 2020 - 12:01, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 1,824 new cases of coronavirus, 1,262 recoveries and 23 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Georgia has had 32,127 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.

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Since then 12,632 patients have recovered, while 238 others have died.

Image: coronavirus live update.

3,847 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today, while 2,238 others are in hotels.

3,757 individuals are in quarantine around the country.

The new 1,824 cases were recorded in:

Tbilisi - 712 cases
Adjara - 545 cases
Imereti - 305 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 48 cases
Shida Kartli - 56 cases
Guria - 24 cases
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 63 cases
Kakheti - 23 cases
Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 22 cases
Samtskhe-Javakheti - 22 cases
Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 4 cases

105 Covid-19 patients are on artificial ventilation around the country as of today.

Image: coronavirus live update.

Check the list of Georgian laboratories offering to make a test to diagnose COVID-19

The total number of critical patients stands at 482.

Georgia increases quarantine facilities to prevent coronavirus spread

23 Mar 2020

Georgia has created additional quarantine facilities in the Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti region to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The new quarantine facilities have been erected in the coastal town of Anaklia and the highland town of Mestia, said Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Alexandre Motserelia.

Georgia passes into 'red zone' as COVID-19 numbers soar

26 Oct 2020

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Georgia reports 1,872 new cases of coronavirus, 603 recoveries, 14 deaths

26 Oct 2020

Georgia has reported 1,872 new cases of coronavirus, 603 recoveries and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. Georgia has had 30,303 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 11,370 of the 30,303 patients have recovered, while 215 others have died. 3,832 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Georgia as of today, 2,249 are in hotels, while the remaining are at home. 3,769 individuals are in quarantine.

Gov’t: wearing facemasks in open areas in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi strongly recommended

23 Oct 2020

The government of Georgia says that wearing facemasks in open areas in the three main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi - is strongly recommended to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. Georgia has reported 1,759 new cases of coronavirus earlier today and five deaths which is a record number since the country confirmed its first case of the virus at the end of February 2020. The majority of the new cases were recorded in the capital Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions.

Election Commission extends time to voters in coronavirus self-isolation to request ballot box service

27 Oct 2020

The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has given additional time to voters who are in self-isolation due to the coronavirus to request ballot box service for the October 31 parliamentary elections.

Head of NCDC: ‘the biggest challenge for the healthcare system is the lack of inpatient beds, medics’

27 Oct 2020

Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says the biggest challenge for the Georgian healthcare system is the lack of inpatient beds and medics during the coronavirus pandemic.

PM Gakharia says ruling party campaign ‘very open, transparent’

27 Oct 2020

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia told journalists earlier today that the election campaign of the ruling Georgia Dream party is ‘very open and transparent’. At the meeting with journalists in the western Georgian town of Poti, PM Gakharia denied allegations that the government had been using administrative resources, threats and resorting to vote-buying.

PM Gakharia: increased number of coronavirus recoveries gives reason for ‘cautious optimism’

28 Oct 2020

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the increased number of the individuals who have recovered from coronavirus gives reason for cautious optimism. 2,197 individuals have recovered from coronavirus in the country in the past 24 hours, while the figure stood at 1,262 yesterday. Gakharia said that the country is able to ‘effectively manage’ the increased number of infections. He stated that only local restrictions will be imposed if it is necessary and urged people to wear face masks in open areas where it is impossible to keep distance.

Coronavirus recoveries outnumber new cases in Georgia

29 Oct 2020

Georgia has reported 2,075 recoveries and 1,709 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. 20 patients have died of the virus in the country in the past 24 hours.