Coronavirus: Georgia reports 688 new cases, 788 recoveries, 13 deaths
Coronavirus cases began to surge in Georgia in mid-September 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 688 new cases of coronavirus, 788 recoveries and 13 deaths in the past 24 hours.
5,573 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
15,792 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country.
9,579 of the 15,792 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 6,213 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had 259,897 cases of coronavirus since February 2020.
Image: coronavirus live update.
251,077 of the 259,897 individuals have recovered, while 3,221 others have died.
The new 688 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 295 cases
- Adjara - 23 cases
- Imereti - 126 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 31 cases
- Shida Kartli - 45 cases
- Guria - 32 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 69 cases
- Kakheti - 50 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 7 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 7 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 3 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
2,384 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 559 of the 2,384 patients are in critical condition. 153 of the 559 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
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More than 2,252,000 tests have been conducted in Georgia so far.
15,348 individuals are in self-isolation.
Georgia has reported 1,357 new cases of coronavirus, 748 recoveries and 21 deaths in the past 24 hours. 13,360 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. 15,891 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country. 8,767 of the 15,891 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,124 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 244,612 cases of coronavirus since February 2020. 228,359 of the 244,612 individuals have recovered, while 2,867 others have died.
Georgian Health Officials say that the country will be able to receive only 200,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus as of today as Georgia lacks refrigeration facilities to keep the vaccines in mandatory -80 degree conditions.
The Pfizer vaccine may be the first vaccine Georgia uses to combat the coronavirus in the near future, said Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze earlier today.
Georgia has reported 858 new cases of coronavirus, 580 recoveries and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. 5,686 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. 17,271 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country.11,459 of the 17,271 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,812 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 259,209 cases of coronavirus since February 2020. 250,289 of the 259,209 individuals have recovered, while 3,208 others have died.