Georgia reports 824 new cases of coronavirus, 4,227 recoveries, 46 deaths, 4,811 tests conducted

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

Agenda.ge, 21 Dec 2020 - 11:34, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 824 new cases, 4,227 recoveries and 46 deaths in the past 24 hours. 

4,811 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country due to the weekend (2,480 of the 4,811 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 2,331 were PCR tests). 

Georgia has had 209,462 cases of coronavirus since February. 

184,668 of the 209,462 individuals have recovered, while 2,140 others have died. 

22,628 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. 

Image: coronavirus live update. 

The new 824 cases were recorded in: 

  • Tbilisi - 333 cases 
  • Adjara - 84 cases 
  • Imereti - 111 cases 
  • Kvemo Kartli - 67 cases 
  • Shida Kartli - 78 cases 
  • Guria - 23 cases 
  • Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 41 cases 
  • Kakheti - 35 cases 
  • Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 35 cases 
  • Samtskhe-Javakheti - 17 cases 
  • Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 0 case  

Image: coronavirus live update. 

6,627 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,094 of the 6,627 patients are in critical condition. 430 of the 1,094 critical patients are on artificial ventilation. 

1,824 Covid-19 patients are in hotels, 489 individuals are in quarantine and 14,177 are at home.

42,292 individuals are in self-isolation.

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

Georgian health officials say that easing restrictions will be risky.