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Georgia reports 504 new cases of coronavirus of 11,665 tests

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 330,879 cases of coronavirus, 310,859 recoveries and 4,469 deaths. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 17 May 2021 - 11:26, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 504 new cases of coronavirus, 2,038 recoveries and 27 deaths in the past 24 hours.

In total, 11,665 tests have been conducted around the country of which 6,137 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,528 were PCR tests.

The new cases were recorded in:

Tbilisi - 263 cases
Adjara - 53 cases
Imereti - 50 cases
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 44 cases
Kakheti - 33 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 20 cases
Shida Kartli - 13 cases
Samtskhe-Javakheti - 11 cases
Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 7 cases
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 6 cases
Guria - 4 cases

Image: coronavirus live update.

Currently 15,525 individuals remain infected with Covid-19, of which:

10,473 patients are undergoing treatment at home
4,395 patients - in hospitals
657 patients - in the clinical-hotels

In addition, 920 patients are in critical condition of which 213 are on artificial ventilation.

Image: coronavirus live update.

As of today 24,074 individuals are in self-isolation and 67 individuals are under quarantine.

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 330,879 cases of coronavirus, 310,859 recoveries and 4,469 deaths.

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