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Number of coronavirus cases reaches 25 in Georgia

As of now, 295 individuals are under quarantine in Georgia, while 49 remain at hospitals due to suspicious symptoms. Photo: shutterstock.

Agenda.ge, 12 Mar 2020 - 19:07, Tbilisi,Georgia

One individual has tested positive for the new coronavirus – Covid-19 in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected in the country to 25 today.

The information of the new case appeared at www.stopcov.ge – a website aimed to inform citizens about the measures taken by the Georgian officials to prevent the spread of Covid-19 across the country.

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