Coronavirus: 14,396 tests conducted, 4,321 new cases reported

A total of 4,321 new cases of coronavirus were reported over the last 24 hours in Georgia, while 8,580 PCR and 5,816 rapid tests were conducted.

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Deputy Head of the Task Force under the Interagency Coordination Council Berdia Sichinava has announced at a news briefing today that the number of the total confirmed cases has now increased to 162,475 since February.

Out of the 4,321 new cases 1,615 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

Other cases were reported in:

• Imereti - 564
• Adjara - 491
• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 433
• Kvemo Kartli - 395
• Shida Kartli - 253
• Kakheti - 236
• Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 175
• Guria - 77
• Samtskhe-Javakheti - 76
• Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 6

Sichinava also announced that 4,301 individuals have recovered, 42 others have died, while 27,434 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia as of now. 

A special working group has been established in Georgia that will oversee the Covid-19 vaccination process, which is responsible for ensuring the timely import of the vaccines and to supervise infrastructural and logistics processes.

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