Georgia reports 1,226 new cases of coronavirus of 27,995 tests
Currently 12,700 individuals remain infected with Covid-19. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,226 new cases of coronavirus, 688 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours.
27,995 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 13,456 of the 27,995 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 15,539 were PCR tests.
The country has had 300,264 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
3.55 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said last 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.
283,557 of the 300,264 patients have recovered, while 3,981 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Currently 12,700 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
The new 1,226 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 731 cases
- Adjara - 101 cases
- Imereti - 75 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 61 cases
- Shida Kartli - 56 cases
- Guria - 13 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 96 cases
- Kakheti - 49 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 29 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 7 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 8 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
3,424 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 568 of the 3,424 patients are in critical condition. 113 of the 568 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
19,900 individuals are in self-isolation.
3,974,715 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
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.
Georgia has reported 1,374 new cases of coronavirus, 422 recoveries and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours.37,524 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 28,078 of the 37,524 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,446 were PCR tests. 2.46 per cent of tested individuals had the virus in the past 14 days.
Georgian health officials have decided to continue vaccination with AstraZeneca only for individuals over 55 years of age following statements from the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organisation that say that unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia says that 3,600 of 4,400 beds in hospitals for Covid-19 patients are already in use because of the recent increase of new infections.
The UK variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 80% of Covid-19 cases in Georgia, says Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze.