Georgia reports 1,077 new cases of coronavirus of 31,645 tests
Currently 9,548 individuals remain infected with Covid-19. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,077 new cases of coronavirus, 442 recoveries and eight deaths in the past 24 hours.
31,645 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 20,727 of the 31,645 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,918 were PCR tests.
The country has had 293,321 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
2.77 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said earlier this week that if more than four per cent of tested individuals test positive for coronavirus in two consecutive weeks, the government of Georgia is likely to impose coronavirus restrictions, including lockdown.
279,831 of the 293,321 patients have recovered, while 3,916 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Currently 9,548 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
The new 1,077 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 641 cases
- Adjara - 97 cases
- Imereti - 52 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 44 cases
- Shida Kartli - 38 cases
- Guria - 27 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 109 cases
- Kakheti - 36 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 22 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 5 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 6 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
2,720 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 466 of the 2,720 patients are in critical condition. 87 of the 466 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
15,263 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 3,822,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Georgia has reported 1,030 new cases of coronavirus, 706 recoveries and seven deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that if more than four per cent of tested individuals test positive for coronavirus in two consecutive weeks, the government of Georgia is likely to impose coronavirus restrictions, including lockdown.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze says that as in many countries of the world a third wave of Covid-19 has started in Georgia as well.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia says that if the public will not observe coronavirus recommendations and rules the government will have to reimpose restrictions. She stated that coronavirus cases are surging in Georgia and that the country ‘is technically ready’ for a third wave of coronavirus. However, Gabunia said that ‘doctors are very much stressed and tired’ and it will be ‘hard for them’ to serve thousands of Covid-19 patients on a daily basis.
Georgia has reported a total of 1,219 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 12,292 PCR tests and 21,754 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 1,219 new cases 676 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.