Coronavirus: Georgia reports 3,837 new cases, 3,105 recoveries, 49 deaths, 20,176 tests conducted

Coronavirus cases began to surge in Georgia in mid-September. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. 

Agenda.ge, 15 Dec 2020 - 12:33, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 3,837 new cases, 3,105 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 44 hours. 

20,176 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country; 12,532 of the 20,176 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,644 were PCR tests. 

Georgia has had 194,900 cases of coronavirus since February. 

164,786 of the 194,900 individuals have recovered, while 1,883 others have died. 

28,205 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. 

Image: coronavirus live update. 

The new 3,837 cases were recorded in: 

  • Tbilisi - 1,461 cases 
  • Adjara - 263 cases 
  • Imereti - 646 cases 
  • Kvemo Kartli - 245 cases 
  • Shida Kartli - 262 cases 
  • Guria - 100 cases 
  • Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 404 cases 
  • Kakheti - 254 cases 
  • Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 90 cases 
  • Samtskhe-Javakheti - 86 cases 
  • Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 26 cases  

6,710 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,146 of the 6,710 patients are in critical condition. 438 of the 1,146 critical patients are on artificial ventilation. 

Image: coronavirus live update. 

2,734 Covid-19 patients are in hotels, 969 individuals are in quarantine and 18,761 are at home.

47,993 individuals are in self-isolation.

More than 1,690,000 tests have been conducted in Georgia so far. 

Georgian health officials say that the country has ordered 4,000 units of Remdesivir, a US-produced medicine against Ebola which is also used against Covid-19. 

The portion is for 660 individuals and will be used for the patients who are in critical condition (the patients who are on artificial ventilation and no more than 12 days are passed from contracting the virus).