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Georgia reports 1,751 new cases of coronavirus, positivity rate down to 4.1%

In total, 42,657 tests have been conducted around the country of which 28,199 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,458 were PCR tests. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 01 Oct 2021 - 11:37, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 1,751 new cases of coronavirus, 1,633 recoveries and 30 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has come down to 4.1% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of September 30 in comparison to 5.80% of last two weeks.

In total, 42,657 tests have been conducted around the country of which 28,199 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,458 were PCR tests.

The new cases were recorded in:

Tbilisi - 559 cases
Imereti - 311 cases
Kakheti - 269 cases
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 183 cases
Adjara - 121 cases
Kvemo Kartli - 97 cases
Shida Kartli - 93 cases
Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 39 cases
Samtskhe-Javakheti - 33 cases
Guria - 33 cases
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 13 cases

Currently 19,057 individuals remain infected with Covid-19, of which:

14,120 patients are undergoing treatment at home
4,169 patients - in hospitals
768 patients - in the clinical-hotels

In addition, 1,019 patients are in critical condition of which 247 are on artificial ventilation.

As of today 15,170 individuals are in self-isolation and 70 individuals are under quarantine.

Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 614,763 cases of coronavirus, 586,704 recoveries and 8,976 deaths.

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