Georgia reports 4,467 new Covid-19 cases, 1,790 recoveries, 42 deaths in 24 hours
As of now, Georgia has confirmed 688,804 cases of Covid-19, including 626,478 recoveries and 9,699 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 52,601. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported a total of 4,467 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 21,436 PCR tests and 31,051 rapid tests over the last 24 hours.
Out of the 4,467 new cases 1,462 were reported in Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti - 876
- Kakheti - 734
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 322
- Shida Kartli - 300
- Kvemo Kartli - 283
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 123
- Adjara - 119
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 107
- Guria - 78
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 63
As of now, Georgia has confirmed 688,804 cases of Covid-19, including 626,478 recoveries and 9,699 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 52,601.
About one million people are currently vaccinated in Georgia, while 42 per cent of its population has recovered from the virus.
Health officials have announced that the fifth wave of Covid-19 has already begun in the country, maintaining that ‘vaccination is the solution.’
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili also said the epidemiological situation in Georgia is ‘under control’ and called on the country’s citizens to get vaccinated to ‘protect our health.’
Ninety-nine per cent of individuals who have died from Covid-19 in Georgia were not vaccinated, Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said. “This is a life-and-death battle with an invisible enemy. Vaccination is our main weapon, which will lead to eventual victory", he said.
A total of 63 kindergartens have closed in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi since reopening on October 4 due to soaring coronavirus cases, news agency Interpressnews (IPN) reports.
The head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, has said that in spite of soaring coronavirus cases ‘there is no pressure on the healthcare system,' as about one million people are currently vaccinated, and 42% of the country’s population have recovered from the virus.
Georgia has reported 3,436 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 32,011 tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 4,483 individuals have recovered and 43 patients have died.