Borjomi and Bakuriani bishop Lazare Samadbegishvili dies of coronavirus

Georgia has reported 3,768 new cases of coronavirus, 4,055 recoveries and 41 deaths in the past 24 hours. Borjomi and Bakuari bishop Lazare is among the deceased individuals. He had cancer and later he tested positive for coronavirus. The Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze, who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, has been transported to hospital as his health condition has worsened. 

The anti-epidemic measures taken by the state are insufficient to curb the spread of the pandemic and need significant changes, otherwise the country will face a dramatically difficult period, says the announcement of a group of Georgian healthcare specialists.

Georgia's Saknakhshiri coal mining company has suspended its activities for two weeks due to the infection rate of its employees with Covid-19, announces the company. Saknakhshiri announces that a PCR test revealed 144 employees had coronavirus. 

The Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze has tested positive for coronavirus.

The country has reported 3,824 new cases of coronavirus, 3,851 recoveries and 33 deaths in the past 24 hours. 

Georgia has reported 4,048 news cases of coronavirus, 3,856 recoveries and 49 deaths over the last 24 hours. As of now, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has reached 104,732, including 85,639 recoveries and 976 deaths, while  18,091 people remain infected with the virus. 

Georgia has reported 3,958 new cases of coronavirus, of which 2,157 were registered in the capital city of Tbilisi, 417 in the Black Sea Adjara region and 537 in the Imereti region. As for recoveries, 3,531 people recovered in the past 24 hours while the total number of recoveries has reached 89,170. 

The Georgian Clinics Association has urged the government to open 100 to 500-bed field hospitals near big clinics which will be equipped with essential medical equipment to fight the coronavirus, as well as heating and air conditioning systems.

Planned operations will be postponed until March 1, 2021 announced Georgian Health Minister Ekaterina Tikaradze. "We have had a number of cases where an individual who was not infected with Covid-19 went to the clinic for a specific operation and after the operation he/she was confirmed positive with the infection. Therefore, we decided to limit planned surgeries and postpone the delay until March 1," Tikaradze told local Imedi TV.

After Georgia receives the coronavirus vaccine, it will initially be available for elderly people in Georgia, said Deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia earlier today.