Covid-19 in Georgia: 6,021 new cases, 3,792 recoveries, 75 deaths
A total of 2,010,783 individuals have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 6,021 new cases of coronavirus, 3,792 recoveries and 75 deaths over the last 24 hours.
52,033 tests have been administered within the last 24 hours, out of which 38,545 were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,488 were PCR tests.
Out of the 6,021 new cases, 2,253 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti – 1,160
- Kakheti –539
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti – 442
- Kvemo Kartli – 357
- Shida Kartli –511
- Adjara – 203
- Guria – 133
- Samtskhe-Javakheti –137
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 197
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti –89
A total of 6,808 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals, 54 are under quarantine, and 1,300 are at clinical hotels as of today.
A smartphone application attesting to an individual’s Covid-19 vaccination status in Georgia will soon be released, and will be necessary to enter a number of indoor and outdoor public places starting December 1.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that pensioners who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before January 1, 2022, will receive 200 GEL (about $63.29 / €54.71) pension bonuses. At a government session held earlier today, Garibashvili said that in order to encourage vaccination among the elderly, pensioners will receive 200 GEL bonuses after their first vaccine doses.
A total of 117 medical workers and 17 pregnant women have died from Covid-19 in Georgia since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020 as of October 1, 2021, the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says in its recently released report. Between February 2020 and October 1, 2021 healthcare workers accounted for 6.4% of total confirmed cases.
Georgian health officials say that additional coronavirus-related restrictions will not be imposed in Georgia despite the surge of COVID-19 cases.
Georgia has given the green light for coronavirus vaccination for teenagers between 12 and 15 years of age with the German-US Pfizer vaccine, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia stated earlier today.
Georgian citizens over the age of 18 will be given a third dose (booster shot) of the COVID-19 vaccine, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced today.
Georgia has reported 4,563 new cases of coronavirus, 4,744 recoveries and 77 deaths in the past 24 hours.