Coronavirus: 780 new cases, 1,608 recoveries, 17 deaths
As of now Georgia has a total of 247,805 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 232,993 recoveries and 2,933 deaths. Georgia has 11,853 active cases of coronavirus as of now. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported 780 new cases of coronavirus after conducting 9,083 tests over the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 1,608 people have recovered and 17 infected individuals have died.
Out of the 780 new cases:
- 332 were reported in Tbilisi
- 100 were reported in Imereti
- 73 were reported in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- 72 were reported in Shida Kartli
- 58 were reported in Kakheti
- 51 were reported in Adjara
- 46 were reported in Kvemo Kartli
- 17 were reported in Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- 14 were reported in Guria
- 12 were reported in Samtskhe-Javakheti
- 5 were reported in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
As of now Georgia has a total of 247,805 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 232,993 recoveries and 2,933 deaths. 11,853 people remain infected with the virus as of now.
Within the last 24 hours, as a result of monitoring activities carried out by the #Police officers, 811 facts of breaching regulations imposed against the spread of #COVID19 have been revealed across #Georgia
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) January 17, 2021
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Police continue to monitor adhesion to regulations aimed at preventing the further spread of the virus fining 811 people over the last 24 hours:
- 113 individuals - including two coronavirus-infected taxi drivers - were fined for breaching self-isolation and quarantine rules
- 698 others were fined for not wearing face masks in public areas
Health and state officials again call on citizens to maintain the regulations, wear face masks, avoid gatherings and maintain hand hygiene.
Dozens of Georgian children have developed a multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) which is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19, Radio Liberty has reported.
Georgia has reported 1,236 new cases of coronavirus after conducting 15,152 tests over the last 24 hours. 485 out of the new 1,236 cases were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Meanwhile, 2,189 people have recovered and 23 others have died.
The Georgian government has plans to vaccinate 60 per cent of its population of 3.7 million this year, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today.
Georgian citizens will receive all the high quality coronavirus vaccinations which will be approved by international health organisations, said Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia earlier today.