Daily coronavirus cases hit 4,827 in Georgia
33,841 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 4,827 new cases of coronavirus earlier today, which is a record high figure since January 2021.
43,932 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,258 of the 43,932 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 28,674 were PCR tests.
1,895 individuals have recovered and 34 have died from the virus in the past 24 hours.
The country has had 428,670 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
7.41 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
388,893 of the 428,670 patients have recovered, while 5,910 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
Currently 33,841 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
The new 4,827 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 2,297 cases
- Adjara - 634 cases
- Imereti - 494 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 253 cases
- Shida Kartli - 262 cases
- Guria - 100 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 224 cases
- Kakheti - 323 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 156 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 47 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 37 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
6,045 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,227 of the 6,045 patients are in critical condition. 257 of the 1,227 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
24,246 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 6,877,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
523,446 individuals have been vaccinated in the country so far.
Recently released IRI polls show that Georgians are ‘increasingly hesitant’ to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
Georgia has reported 2,654 new cases of coronavirus, 1,319 recoveries and 33 deaths in the past 24 hours. 431,806 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 17,708 of the 31,806 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,098 were PCR tests. The country has had 422,188 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
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.
Individuals vaccinated at the Central Republican Hospital in Tbilisi will be observed for adverse effects in specially arranged field tents, reports Interpressnews agency.
Foreign citizens residing in Georgia who do not have a residence card or a permit are now able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the three main cities of Georgia, the Georgian Health Ministry has reported.
Georgia is at a crossroads with the challenge of the latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and continued political polarisation ahead of municipal elections in October, President Salome Zurabishvili said in an address she released on Tuesday.
3,000 individuals who had registered for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were absent yesterday to receive the vaccine, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today.