Georgia reports 2,571 new cases of coronavirus of 29,449 tests
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Georgia has reported 2,571 new cases of coronavirus, 3,668 recoveries and 60 deaths in the past 24 hours.
35,153 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
29,449 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 21,313 of the 29,449 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 8,236 were PCR tests.
The country has had 570,493 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
8.69 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
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527,337 of the 570,493 patients have recovered, while 7,977 have died from the virus.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 2,571 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 918 cases
- Adjara - 224 cases
- Imereti - 414 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 195 cases
- Shida Kartli - 172 cases
- Guria - 89 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 204 cases
- Kakheti - 242 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 49 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 49 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 15 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
6,520 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,512 of the 6,520 patients are in critical condition. 380 of the 1,512 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
26,565 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.
29,159 individuals are in self isolation.
More than 8,303,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
1,366,678 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country so far, of which 509,722 individuals have been completely vaccinated.
First grade students will start their first school year on October 4 in all cities and villages of Georgia where the Covid-19 infection rate is below 4%, announces the Ministry of Education of Georgia. "This decision applies only to public schools and is based on the pedagogical opinion that the first school experience of first graders should be conducted in a classroom environment, surrounded by classmates and teachers", reports the ministry.
The Ministry of Health of Georgia has developed an application to read QR codes containing information about an individual’s PCR test results of the past 72 hours, whether an individual has recovered from Covid-19 in the past six months and how many doses of the Covid-19 vaccine a citizen has received.
Public transport in all large Georgian cities will resume operations from September 13 while sports competitions in the country will be held without spectators in attendance, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze announced today. The Georgian government imposed a three-week-long restrictions on August 12 as the new cases of coronavirus and daily deaths started to hit record numbers.
Georgian law enforcers have detained seven individuals for making and selling fake Covid-19 vaccine documents today, reports the State Security Service of Georgia (SSS).
Children over 12 year of age with chronic diseases will soon be able to receive Covid-19 vaccines in Georgia, pediatrician and National Immunisation Board member Temur Mikeladze has stated today.
Georgia has reported 2,455 new cases of coronavirus, 4,427 recoveries and 58 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 36,151 tests have been conducted around the country of which 19,693 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 16,458 were PCR tests. 6.79% of tested individuals had Covid-19 as of September 8. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 572,948 cases of coronavirus, 531,764 recoveries and 8,035 deaths.