Georgia reports 2,712 new cases of coronavirus of 39,126 tests
29,273 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 2,712 new cases of coronavirus, 1,561 recoveries and 25 deaths in the past 24 hours.
39,126 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 21,777 of the 39,126 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,351 were PCR tests.
The country has had 416,338 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
6.59 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
381,246 of the 416,338 patients have recovered, while 5,793 have died from the virus.
Currently 29,273 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 2,712 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 1,243 cases
- Adjara - 419 cases
- Imereti - 273 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 149 cases
- Shida Kartli - 102 cases
- Guria - 71 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 142 cases
- Kakheti - 175 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 75 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 43 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 20 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
5,547 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,076 of the 5,547 patients are in critical condition. 226 of the 1,076 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
20,035 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 5,370,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
464,875 individuals have been vaccinated in the country so far.
Georgia has reported 2,796 new cases of coronavirus, 2,088 recoveries and 17 deaths in the past 24 hours. 41,684 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 23,712 of the 41,684 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,972 were PCR tests. The country has had 413,626 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 6.73 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days. 379,685 of the 413,626 patients have recovered, while 5,768 have died from the virus.
Georgia has reported two cases of Delta plus variant of coronavirus earlier today, while 40-50 per cent of the 3,666 patients who tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours had contracted the Delta variant, Georgian health officials stated earlier today.
Georgia has reported 3,666 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours which is a record high figure since January 2021. Seventeen individuals have died and 1,335 have recovered from Covid-19 over the past 24 hours. Georgia has reported 407,689 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 376,088 of the 407,689 individuals have recovered, while 5,731 have died from the virus. Almost 26,000 individuals remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia currently.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that the government has no plans to reimpose coronavirus restrictions ‘because the state economy will not withstand them.’ He stated at today’s governmental meeting that the authorities have decided to ‘manage the epidemiological situation in the country rather than impose lockdown and other restrictions.’Garibashvili has urged the public to receive vaccines and to trust scientists and not various ‘anti-vaccine fake information and Facebook pages.’
Individuals in Georgia will be able to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines not only in hospitals, but also in outpatient facilities, Deputy Georgian Health Minister Tamar Gabunia stated earlier today.
Georgia has reported 3,196 new cases of Covid-19, 1,147 recoveries and 27 deaths over the last 24 hours. Out of the 3,196 new cases 1,487 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Recently released IRI polls show that Georgians are ‘increasingly hesitant’ to take the Covid-19 vaccine.