Georgia reports record high figure of daily Covid cases, deaths
Most of the new cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions of Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 5,697 new cases of coronavirus out of 44,536 tests and 54 deaths in the past 24 hours which is a record high figure since January 2021.
2,713 individuals have recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours.
40,279 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently.
In total 6,128 individuals have died from the virus in the country since the spring of 2020.
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641,242 individuals have received the coronavirus vaccine in Georgia with 3.7 million population since March 2021, while 197,118 have received their both doses of the vaccine.
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Wearing facemasks outdoors where at least five people have gathered has become mandatory and holding social events such as weddings, funeral feasts and birthdays are prohibited starting today in Georgia.
The fine for violating the rules of wearing a facemask will be 20 GEL, while facilities hosting social events will be fined 10,000 GEL for the first time and if the violation is repeated the facility will be sealed.
Registration for the second dose of Pfizer vaccine will start on August 15, announces Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia. She said that an average of 20,000 people a day have been vaccinated in the country over the last three days, which is 'a good indicator'.
Wearing facemasks outdoors where at least five people have gathered has become mandatory and holding social events such as weddings, funeral feasts and birthdays are prohibited starting tomorrow in Georgia, representative of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Ghibradze announced earlier today.
Georgia has reported 2,236 new cases of coronavirus earlier today. Currently 40,233 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.23,439 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 12,524 of the 23,439 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,915 were PCR tests. 3,146 individuals have recovered and 44 have died from the virus in the past 24 hours. The country has had 450,149 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgia's prime minister Irakli Garibashvili received his Covid-19 vaccine dose on Sunday, opting for a Pfizer jab in Tbilisi while also urging his fellow citizens to vaccinate.
Registration for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine has started today in Georgia, while vaccination will begin on August 15. The registration is available via https://booking.moh.gov.ge. Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia said that an average of 20,000 people a day have been vaccinated in the country over the last three days, which is 'a good indicator'.
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that Georgia currently has a ‘worse epidemiological situation’ than the country’s health officials had expected.
102-year-old Georgian woman Emine Jorbenadze has got her first dose of Pfizer vaccine in the high-mountainous Georgian region of Adjara. She is now the eldest Georgian woman vaccinated against Covid-19, says the Ministry of Health of Adjara.
Tbilisi Ivane Bokeria State University Hospital is suing a former male nurse for an anti-coronavirus campaign on social media, using the hospital’s name and logo.
The Georgia Patriarchate says that the future decision of Patriarch Ilia II whether or not to receive the coronavirus vaccine, who is the most trusted figure in the country, ‘should not be a determiner for others.’