New strain of coronavirus detected in Georgia
Georgia has reported 594 new cases of coronavirus, 1,963 recoveries and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours. Photo: IPN.
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Georgia has reported the new strain of coronavirus that originated in the United Kingdom earlier today.
A genetic analysis of the samples was completed at Lugar Laboratory of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to determine the presence of the new ‘British’ strain of coronavirus in the country. There were three suspicious cases in the study in total. In two cases the existence of this strain was not established. In one sample, taken in December, a mutation characteristic of the new ‘British’ strain S gene was confirmed,” says the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The patient is a man over 50, whose condition is satisfactory and is in isolation.
His contacts have been identified. A positive coronavirus result of one contact was found, which entered Georgia from another country and has already returned to the same country.
The mutation detected in the UK has already been confirmed in more than 30 countries around the world and currently available data may be linked to easier spread of the virus but does not affect the severity of the disease, says the NCDC.
Georgia has reported 594 new cases of coronavirus, 1,963 recoveries and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours.
3,845 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country due to the weekend. 2,199 of the 3,845 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 1,646 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported a total of 417 new cases of COVID-19 after conducting 927 PCR and 1,868 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 2,469 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, while other 31 have unfortunately died.
Georgia has reported a total of 342 new cases of coronavirus after conducting 3,288 tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 2,981 people have recovered and 44 individuals have died. 8,181 individuals remain infected with the virus.
Georgia has reported 594 new cases of coronavirus, 1,963 recoveries and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours. 3,845 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country due to the weekend. 2,199 of the 3,845 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 1,646 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 229,763 cases of coronavirus since February. 222,405 of the 229,763 individuals have recovered, while 2,628 others have died.
Individuals who have been in the United Kingdom in the last two weeks will be placed under a 12-day quarantine when entering Georgia.
23 out of 329 female inmates have tested positive for coronavirus after conducting PCR tests at No. 5 penitentiary facility in Georgia. The Special Penitentiary Service has announced earlier today that all of the infected individuals have no specific symptoms and feel well. However, they are in quarantine now.
Georgia has reported three cases of the UK coronavirus strain so far, said Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze earlier today.
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