Head of NCDC: ‘new Delta Plus variant has not yet been confirmed in Georgia’

“New Delta Plus variant of Coronavirus has not been confirmed in Georgia so far”, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said today.

Gamkrelidze noted that the epidemic situation has deteriorated globally, a result of the new Delta Plus variant – AY.4.2.

The new Delta Plus variant has been confirmed in Russia, the United Kingdom and in a number of countries. It has not yet been confirmed in Georgia”, said Gamkrelidze.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the Delta variant is highly contagious and more resistant to treatment than the original variant.

• Georgia reports 4,762 new cases of coronavirus of 48,090 tests

Georgia has reported 4,762 new cases of coronavirus, 3,953 recoveries and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours.

The country has had 698,944 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.

639,564 of the 698,944 patients have recovered, while 9,831 have died from the virus.