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Coronavirus: 4,314 new cases of 34,074 tests in 24 hours

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 481,578 cases of coronavirus, 421,532 recoveries and 6,406 deaths. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 15 Aug 2021 - 11:41, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 4,314 new cases of coronavirus, 4,519 recoveries and 35 deaths in the past 24 hours.

In total, 34,074 tests have been conducted around the country of which 19,813 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,261 were PCR tests.

The new cases were recorded in:

Tbilisi - 1,687 cases
Adjara - 772 cases
Imereti - 618 cases
Kakheti - 317 cases
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 247 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 202 cases
Shida Kartli - 175 cases
Guria - 129 cases
Samtskhe-Javakheti - 88 cases
Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 59 cases
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 20 cases

Image: coronavirus live update.

Currently 53,614 individuals remain infected with Covid-19, of which:

43,314 patients are undergoing treatment at home
6,841 patients - in hospitals
3,459 patients - in the clinical-hotels

Image: coronavirus live update.

In addition, 1,423 patients are in critical condition of which 307 are on artificial ventilation.

As of today 45,919 individuals are in self-isolation and 72 individuals are under quarantine.

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 481,578 cases of coronavirus, 421,532 recoveries and 6,406 deaths.

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