One year of Covid-19 in Georgia: what are the stats?
57% of the infected individuals were women and 43% were men. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A total of 228,410 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Georgia between February 26, 2019 and December 31, 2020, reads the fifth review of the Covid-19 in Georgia, published by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.
The Covid-19 cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants was the highest in the region of Adjara, the capital city of Tbilisi and the region of Imereti as of December 31.
The share of the age group of 0 to 18 years in the total number of infected individuals was 9.5%, while the share of the patients aged 65 years and older was 15.4%.
57% of the infected individuals were women and 43% were men.
Medical workers accounted for 6% of patients infected with Covid-19 of which 80% were women, while 20% were men.
Recoveries
The first patient infected with Covid-19 was hospitalised on February 26, 2020, while the first recovering patient left a hospital after treatment on March 16.
As of December 31, 2020 the total number of recoveries was 214,992.
Deaths
As of December 31, 2020, Georgia reported 2,528 deaths (lethality rate 1.1%) of which 43% were under 70 years, 30% were in the age group of 70-79 years and 27% were above 79 years.
55.4% of the patients who died of the Covid-19 were men and 44.6% were women.
62.2% of 2,528 patients who died had underlying conditions of which 52% had cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, 17.3% had diabetes and 4.3% had oncological disease.
In all deceased patients, the severity of the disease was severe or critical.
Testing for Covid-19
In total 1,957,395 Covid-19 tests were performed in Georgia in 2020 of which 1,414,578 were PCR tests and 542,817 were antigen-based.
As of December 31, 2020, the positive test rate was 11.6%.
The vaccination of non-risk groups against coronavirus will start in summer or early autumn, said Deputy Head of NCDC Paata Imnadze earlier today.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said at today's inter-agency coordination council meeting that if the community transmission rate continues to remain at over 4% any talk about normal economic performance is 'nothing more than gossip'.
Georgia has reported 1,006 new cases of coronavirus, 1,050 recoveries and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours. 7,254 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
Several coronavirus-related restrictions will be lifted in Georgia in February and in March, following a plan approved at today's Interagency Coordination Council meeting. Georgian Infrastructure Minister and the first Deputy Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili said that since there are signs of an easing of the epidemiological situation in some regions of Georgia, there is also the possibility of lifting several restrictions.
The Georgian government expects to have vaccinated 60% of the country by the end of 2021, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced at today's government meeting. Gakharia said that high risk groups will be vaccinated at the first stage.
School teachers who start teaching in person on February 1 will be tested for coronavirus by PCR before studies resume.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has tested positive for coronavirus. FM Zalkaliani has wrote on Facebook earlier today that on January 23 he went into self-isolation after contact with an infected individual. He tested positive following a PCR test.
In order to support the fitness industry of Georgia the government is going to subsidise the interest rate of loans of fitness centres, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that it is important for Adjara region of Georgia to be fully reopened and keep the community transmission rate at 3%. After the meeting with the local business community Tikaradze said that business is ready to cooperate with the government.
Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital will conduct a study on post-acute COVID-19 syndrome among individuals who have contracted the virus in the last two months.