Georgia reports 5,352 new cases of coronavirus, 2,635 recoveries, 48 deaths
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Georgia has reported 5,352 new cases of coronavirus, 2,635 recoveries and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours.
45,832 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
The Georgian Health Ministry has plans to send new recommendations to the government by the end of the week to curb the spread of the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
50,430 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 30,564 of the 50,430 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 19,866 were PCR tests.
The country has had 461,198 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
9.33 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
409,110 of the 461,198 patients have recovered, while 6,230 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 5,352 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 2,363 cases
- Adjara - 905 cases
- Imereti - 564 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 262 cases
- Shida Kartli - 285 cases
- Guria - 124 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 281 cases
- Kakheti - 340 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 134 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 70 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 24 cases
6,578 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,322 of the 6,578 patients are in critical condition. 302 of the 1,322 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
36,016 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.
Image: datacov.moh.gov.ge.
39, 087 individuals are in self isolation.
More than 7,198,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
688,940 individuals have been vaccinated in the country so far. 210,776 of the 688, 940 individuals have received their both doses of a vaccine.
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.
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that Georgia currently has a ‘worse epidemiological situation’ than the country’s health officials had expected.
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'.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will not participate in large-scale events due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country, the Georgian president’s administration announced today. The official statement also reads that Georgian President Zurabishvili cancels all planned large-scale meetings in the administration of the President of Georgia.
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.’
With rising Covid-19 cases Georgia is now going through the peak of a fourth wave of the pandemic and Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that 'the infection rate will reach its peak by August 20’. Georgia reported 5,352 new cases of coronavirus, 2,635 recoveries and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours, while 45,832 remain infected with Covid-19 in the country. She added that as of today more than 3,000 people are undergoing inpatient treatment in the capital city of Tbilisi, about 900 in Adjara, and 1,000 patients in the Imereti region of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has summed up his 5-month term as PM while presenting the candidate of mayor for Tsalka, in Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia today and highlighted his achievements in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, stabilising the Georgian national currency lari and stimulating the Georgian economy.
Georgia has reported 5,128 new cases of coronavirus, 3,310 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 24 hours. 47,601 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 49,189 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,357 of the 49,189 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 19,832 were PCR tests. The country has had 466,326 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
NDI polls say that 47 per cent of Georgians do not want to receive the coronavirus vaccine amid surging figures of daily infections and deaths.