Coronavirus: Georgia reports 1,915 new cases, 5,929 recoveries, 78 deaths
49,017 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,915 new cases of coronavirus, 5,929 recoveries and 78 deaths in the past 24 hours.
49,017 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
21,411 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 12,305 of the 21,411 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,106 were PCR tests.
The country has had 545,033 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
10.44 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Image: coronavirus live update.
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488,661 of the 545,033 patients have recovered, while 7,329 have died from the virus.
Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili has stated that starting October epidemiological situation will stabilise in the country and encouraged people to receive the vaccine and observe coronavirus guidelines.
The new 1,915 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 727 cases
- Adjara - 247 cases
- Imereti - 180 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 88 cases
- Shida Kartli - 140 cases
- Guria - 72 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 171 cases
- Kakheti - 174 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 32 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 53 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 31 cases
7,660 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,660 of the 7,660 patients are in critical condition. 371 of the 1,660 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
Image: coronavirus live update.
38,493 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.
49,572 individuals are in self isolation.
More than 7,994,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
1,164,402 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country so far, of which 383,454 individuals have been completely vaccinated.
The Georgian government will offer incentives to the public to encourage them to get vaccinated against Covid-19, said Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze today.
In Georgia 1,054 hotels were operating in 2020 featuring 26,897 rooms in total, official statistics from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show. Geostat says that the total number of rooms decreased by 23.4% year-on-year.
Georgia has reported 4,031 new cases of coronavirus, 4,585 recoveries and 73 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 42,744 tests have been conducted around the country of which 25,358 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,386 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 536,202 cases of coronavirus, 473,502 recoveries and 7,101 deaths.
A total of 695,000 international visits have been carried out to Georgia in January-July 2021 which is a 45.5% decrease compared to the same period of last year, and 83% decrease compared to January-July 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
More than thirteen per cent of Georgia’s adult population have been fully vaccinated as of August 29.
Georgia has reported 4,778 new cases of coronavirus, 4,753 recoveries and 79 deaths in the past 24 hours. 48,963 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 43,741 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 31,605 of the 43,741 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,136 were PCR tests. The country has had 549,811 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.