Georgia reports 2,479 new cases of coronavirus of 25,385 tests

40,422 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. 

Agenda.ge, 18 Oct 2021 - 12:16, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 2,479 new cases of coronavirus, 2,374 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours. 

25,385  tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,522 of the 25,385 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,863 were PCR tests. 

40,422 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.

The country has had 664,813 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 

8.47 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.

614,855 of the 664,813 patients have recovered, while 9,510 have died from the virus.

Image: coronavirus live update.

The new 2,479 cases were recorded in: 

  • Tbilisi - 869 cases 
  • Adjara - 117 cases 
  • Imereti - 474 cases
  • Kvemo Kartli - 128 cases 
  • Shida Kartli - 132 cases 
  • Guria - 50 cases 
  • Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 220 cases 
  • Kakheti - 396 cases
  • Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 35 cases
  • Samtskhe-Javakheti - 40 cases
  • Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 18 cases

Image: coronavirus live update.

5,562 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,247 of the 5,562 patients are in critical condition. 284 of the 1,247 critical patients are on artificial ventilation. 

33,890 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.

27,836 individuals are in self isolation. 

More than 9,600,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.

1,914,269 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country so far, of which  902,660 have been completely vaccinated.