Georgia reports 1,527 new cases of coronavirus of 21,264 tests

Georgia has reported 1,527 new cases of coronavirus, 4,588 recoveries and 46 deaths in the past 24 hours. 

40,747 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.

21,264 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 13,922 of the 21,264 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,342 were PCR tests. 

The country has had 890,813 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 

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

837,263 of the 890,813 patients have recovered, while 12,777 have died from the virus.

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Image: coronavirus live update.

The new 1,527 cases were recorded in: 

• Tbilisi - 775 cases 
• Adjara - 97 cases 
• Imereti - 216 cases
• Kvemo Kartli - 71 cases 
• Shida Kartli - 98 cases 
• Guria - 23 cases 
• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 119 cases 
• Kakheti - 65 cases
• Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 32 cases
• Samtskhe-Javakheti - 27 cases
• Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 4 cases

Image: coronavirus live update.

6,138 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,515 of the 6,138 patients are in critical condition. 327 of the 1,515 critical patients are on artificial ventilation. 

33,426 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.

38,043 individuals are in self isolation. 

1,231,315 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country so far, of which  1,047,569 have been completely vaccinated.