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Georgia reports 663 new cases of coronavirus, positivity rate down to 4.99%

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 607,155 cases of coronavirus, 578,881 recoveries and 8,844 deaths. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 27 Sep 2021 - 12:24, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 663 new cases of coronavirus, 2,383 recoveries and 27 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has come down to 4.99% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of September 26 in comparison to 6.48% of last two weeks.

In total, 13,277 tests have been conducted around the country of which 7,302 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,975 were PCR tests.

The new cases were recorded in:

Tbilisi - 245 cases
Imereti - 123 cases
Kakheti - 101 cases
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 58 cases
Adjara - 48 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 28 cases
Shida Kartli - 19 cases
Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 17 cases
Samtskhe-Javakheti - 12 cases
Guria - 9 cases
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 3 cases

Currently 19,404 individuals remain infected with Covid-19, of which:

14,059 patients are undergoing treatment at home
4,569 patients - in hospitals
776 patients - in the clinical-hotels

In addition, 1,074 patients are in critical condition of which 288 are on artificial ventilation.

As of today 17,944 individuals are in self-isolation and 45 individuals are under quarantine.

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 607,155 cases of coronavirus, 578,881 recoveries and 8,844 deaths.

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