NCDC Head: 20 cases of Delta Covid-19 variant confirmed in Georgia
Georgia has confirmed a total of 362,183 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has confirmed 20 cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant, Head of the National Disease Control Center (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says.
Gamkrelidze also said that up to 15-20% of people in Georgia are being infected with this particular strain.
He underscored as well that the ‘traditional Wuhan strain’ has drastically decreased in Georgia, while the Alpha variant, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom, is a dominant Covid-19 variant here. ,
If all of us will get vaccinated...none of the new strains will defeat us”, Gamkrelidze said.
This virus fights against individuals, societies, [and] is constantly mutating… This is very difficult to prevent and forecast”, he added.
The delta Covid-19 variant, which was first Confirmed in India, is now present in more than 80 countries.
It is considered to be more transmissible than the alpha variant, sparking concerns of further loss of lives and lockdowns, based on various international reports.
Georgia started vaccination on March 15 after receiving the first 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine. Photo: UNICEF Georgia
Daily Covid-19 updates are now also available at a new bilingual webpage datacov.moh.gov.ge launched by the Georgian Health Ministry.
The webpage provides information about the active cases, tests conducted and the condition of patients as well as the availability of hospital and hotel beds, and artificial ventilators.
The virtual map shows data of infectious cases, positive rate and vaccine doses administered per region, however no data is available for the Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Children 16 and 17 years of age may receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this autumn in Georgia, Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze has stated today.
34,104 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 20,282 of the 34,104 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,822 were PCR tests. The country has had 362,183 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.45 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.348,267 of the 362,183 patients have recovered, while 5,237 have died from the virus.
Over 25 individuals registered for vaccination on June 21 were not able to receive the vaccine at the Republic hospital, Infectious Disease hospital and Khechinashvili hospitals due to certain logistic issues.
The Parliament of Georgia has extended the right of the government of Georgia to impose Covid-19 restrictions until January 1, 2022. In total 78 members of the parliament voted in favour and 22 against the extension in the 150-member parliament.
Georgia has reported 754 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 35,928 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 754 new cases 435 were reported in Tbilisi.
Georgia has reported 585 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 12,101 PCR and 9,972 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 585 new cases 370 were reported in Tbilisi.
14,074 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 6,102 of the 14,074 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,972 were PCR tests. The country has had 363,874 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.47 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.350,466 of the 363,874 patients have recovered, while 5,275 have died from the virus.
Georgia is among the 27 countries from which travel to Belgium is banned since it has been classified as one of the high-risk countries amid concerns about the Delta variant of coronavirus in Belgium's recently updated travel measures.
Georgian citizens who have proof of vaccination or a certificate proving they have recovered from Covid-19 will be able to enter Austria for touristic purposes starting July 1, 2021.
A 25-day-old newborn has died of coronavirus in Tsitsishvili Children’s Clinic in Tbilisi today. Medical director of the clinic Maia Chkhaidze told Interpressnews that the baby contracted coronavirus from family members.
A newborn has died of the Covid-19 Delta variant in Tsitsishvili Children’s Clinic in Tbilisi earlier today. Medical director of the clinic Maia Chkhaidze told local media outlet Interpressnews that the patient’s health condition had been critical.