Georgia reports 5,128 new cases of coronavirus, 3,310 recoveries, 49 deaths
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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.
Image: coronavirus live update.
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.
10.43 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
In total 412,420 have recovered, while 6,279 have died from the virus.
The new 5,128 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 2,236 cases
- Adjara - 811 cases
- Imereti - 537 cases
- Kakheti - 398 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 287 cases
- Shida Kartli - 280 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 246 cases
- Guria - 106 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 102 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 101 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 24 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
6,627 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,355 patients are in critical condition, of which 311 are on artificial ventilation.
37,686 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.
40,605, 087 individuals are in self isolation.
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.
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.
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.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.
A new portal has been launched for Covid-19 infected patients in Georgia in order to easily give them access to the service of a family doctor, announces the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. Citizens who test positive for Covid-19 have the opportunity to register on https://er.moh.gov.ge/.
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.