Georgia reports 4,743 new cases of Covid, 3,393 recoveries, 59 deaths
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Georgia has reported 4,743 new cases of coronavirus, 3,393 recoveries and 59 deaths in the past 24 hours.
58,995 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently.
46,389 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,181 of the 46,389 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,208 were PCR tests.
The country has had 506,040 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
10.22 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
440,370 of the 506,040 patients have recovered, while 6,649 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 4,743 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 1,860 cases
- Adjara - 677 cases
- Imereti - 573 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 277 cases
- Shida Kartli - 304 cases
- Guria - 120 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 297 cases
- Kakheti - 386 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 113 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 98 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 38 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
7,238 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,477 of the 7,238 patients are in critical condition. 335 of the 1,477 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
51,993 individuals are in self isolation.
More than 7,760,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
907,665 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country so far, of which 266,962 individuals have been completely vaccinated.
Immunologist-allergist Bidzina Kulumbegov, who is taking part in UNICEF’s awareness raising campaign on coronavirus vaccination around the country, has called on the Georgian patriarchate to take actions to ‘stop anti-doctor campaigns’ by a group of anti-vaxxer clerics.
Georgia has reported 4,921 new cases of coronavirus, 4,471 recoveries and 58 deaths in the past 24 hours. 57,704 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently.49,468 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,152 of the 49,468 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 20,316 were PCR tests. The country has had 501,297 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgian Patriarch Ilia II has ordered Orthodox churches to comply with regulations such as usage of disposable cups, distance, disinfection and wearing the facemasks as coronavirus spikes in the country at a record level.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Didgori where the kingdom of Georgia won over the Great Seljuq Empire stated that today Georgia has a battle with the pandemic, noting that ‘the only key to victory has been and is in our unity.’
It has not been laboratory confirmed that an individual in Georgia has contracted Covid-19 three times, Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze stated earlier today, following earlier reports to the effect.
Vaccination rates for teachers in Georgia stand at 40%, Deputy Minister of Education Ekaterine Dgebuadze stated earlier today.
A field hospital for 500 coronavirus patients in the Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi has received its first nine patients and will work in full capacity starting today, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced.
The increased unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2021 is related to coronavirus restrictions imposed in the same period of last year, Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has stated today.
Georgia has reported 74 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours which is a record high figure since the country confirmed its first case of Covid-19 at the end of February 2020. 6,723 individuals have died from the virus in Georgia so far. The country has reported 4,901 new cases of 46,595 tests and 2,586 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Most of the new cases were reported in the capital Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions.