Georgia reports 1,972 new cases of coronavirus, 2,737 recoveries, 43 deaths
Georgia reported its first case of coronavirus at the end of February 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,972 new cases, 2,737 recoveries and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours.
13,699 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country. 7,146 of the 13,699 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 6,553 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had 216,843 cases of coronavirus since February.
194,705 of the 216,843 individuals have recovered, while 2,776 others have died.
19,836 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 1,972 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 920 cases
- Adjara - 139 cases
- Imereti - 279 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 112 cases
- Shida Kartli - 145 cases
- Guria - 30 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 120 cases
- Kakheti - 117 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 57 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 32 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 21 case
Image: coronavirus live update.
6,149 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,068 of the 6,149 patients are in critical condition. 453 of the 1,068 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
1,588 Covid-19 patients are in hotels, 405 individuals are in quarantine and 12,099 are at home.
39,105 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 1,830,000 tests have been conducted in Georgia so far.
Georgia has reported 2,345 new coronavirus cases, 3,560 recoveries and 51 deaths in the past 24 hours. 14,457 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country. 8,359 of the 17,007 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 6,098 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 214,871 cases of coronavirus since February.
Shopping centres will open their doors between December 24 and January 2 from 7 am to 7 pm.
The government of Georgia says that several coronavirus restrictions which were scheduled to be lifted between December 24 and January 2 will not take place to preserve a ‘positive dynamic’ in curbing the spread of the virus.The government says that the restrictions imposed since November 28 have made the situation stable.“However, the rate of daily infections is still high and lifting the restrictions as was previously scheduled may have a negative influence on the general situation,” said the government.
Georgia has reported 3,064 new cases, 3,740 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Shopping centres have opened around the country at 07:00 in the morning for the New Year holiday.
Georgia has reported 1,881 new cases, 1,515 recoveries and 37 deaths in the past 24 hours. 13,655 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country. 6,747 of the 13,655 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 6,908 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 218,724 cases of coronavirus since February. 196,220 of the 218,724 individuals have recovered, while 2,313 others have died.