Covid-19 in Georgia: 5,751 new cases, 3,647 recoveries, 57 deaths
A total of 6,806 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals, 54 are under quarantine, and 1,276 are at clinical hotels as of today. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 5,751 new cases of coronavirus, 3,647 recoveries and 57 deaths over the last 24 hours.
57,046 tests have been administered within the last 24 hours, out of which 35,082 were rapid tests, while the remaining 21,964 were PCR tests.
Out of the new 5,751 cases, 2,012 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti – 1,049
- Kakheti –548
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti – 377
- Kvemo Kartli – 474
- Shida Kartli –550
- Adjara – 210
- Guria – 124
- Samtskhe-Javakheti – 210
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 140
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti – 57
A total of 6,806 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals, 54 are under quarantine, and 1,276 are at clinical hotels as of 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 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 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.
Covid-19 ‘green’ passes will come into force in Georgia starting December 1, obliging the public to present proof of vaccination, testing or recovery from Covid-19 when entering certain establishments.
Georgia has reported 1,820 new cases of coronavirus, 6,017 recoveries and 82 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia may issue two types of COVID passes for internal and foreign use due to the government’s decision to give the passes to the individuals who have recovered from the virus, no matter when the recovery took place, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today.