Georgia reports 1,104 new cases of coronavirus of 29,032 tests
Currently 14,885 individuals remain infected with Covid-19. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,104 new cases of coronavirus, 1,603 recoveries and 21 deaths in the past 24 hours.
29,032 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 16,256 of the 29,032 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,776 were PCR tests.
The country has had 334,705 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
4.39 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
315,254 of the 334,705 patients have recovered, while 4,540 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Currently 14,885 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
The new 1,104 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 607 cases
- Adjara - 83 cases
- Imereti - 103 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 57 cases
- Shida Kartli - 40 cases
- Guria - 12 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 109 cases
- Kakheti - 46 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 15 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 24 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 8 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
4,221 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 917 of the 4,221 patients are in critical condition. 222 of the 917 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
25,284 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 4,679,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Vaccination with Pfizer will be allowed in four clinics of Tbilisi: Republican Hospital, Bokeria clinic, Caucasus Medical Centre and Amtel hospital, in two clinics of Kutaisi and in Batumi Republican Hospital in the Adjara region. Individuals receiving either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 will have to stay at clinics for 45 minutes, instead of 30 minutes to be observed if there are any adverse effects.
Covid-19 vaccination with Chinese Sinovac vaccine will start on May 24 in Georgia, Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control stated today.
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