Georgia reports 1,806 new cases of coronavirus of 28,180 tests
Currently 15,790individuals remain infected with Covid-19. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,806 new cases of coronavirus, 1,144 recoveries and 20 deaths in the past 24 hours.
28,180 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 14,324 of the 28,180 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,856 were PCR tests.
The country has had 317,719 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
5.51 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
297,676 of the 317,719 patients have recovered, while 4,227 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Currently 15,790 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
The new 1,806 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 1,089 cases
- Adjara - 167 cases
- Imereti - 120 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 88 cases
- Shida Kartli - 57 cases
- Guria - 36 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 121 cases
- Kakheti - 60 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 43 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 17 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 8 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
4,287 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 867 of the 4,287 patients are in critical condition. 183 of the 867 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
37,036 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 4,291,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Georgia has received the 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine earlier today. However, Sinopharm vaccination will not start until it received approval from the World Health Organisation.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia has stated that Georgia is in communication with Johnson & Johnson and Novavax to receive vaccines in summer.
Georgia has reported 2,171 new cases of coronavirus, 1,074 recoveries and 24 deaths in the past 24 hours. 27,648 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 19,912 of the 27,648 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 11,736 were PCR tests. The country has had 315,913 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 5.33 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze has received the Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine live on TV earlier today. Georgia received 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, which is an inactivated vaccine, earlier in April. The vaccine has around a 78% efficacy rate and is likely to be approved by the World Health Organisation by the end of this week. Gamkrelidze stated that ‘it is symbolic I was the first who received the vaccine in Georgia,’ adding that that the vaccine has already been used in 45 foreign states.
Georgia has received 43,200 doses of the British AstraZeneca vaccine earlier today via the Covax international platform.
Georgia has reported 1,547 new cases of coronavirus, 1,131 recoveries and 18 deaths in the past 24 hours. 25,541 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 14,212 of the 25,541 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 11,329 were PCR tests. The country has had 319,226 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 5.66 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.298,807 of the 319,226 patients have recovered, while 4,245 have died from the virus.