Georgia reports 3,123 new cases of coronavirus, weekly positivity rate stands at 6.86%
Currently 32,149 patients are undergoing treatment at home, 5,882 patients – in hospitals, while 1,137 patients are undergoing treatment in clinical hotels. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 3,123 new cases of coronavirus, 4,215 recoveries and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.86%.
A total of 48,898 tests have been conducted in the country during the last 24 hours. 31,214 of them were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,684 were PCR tests.
The new 3,123 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi – 1,430 cases
- Imereti – 481 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti – 214 cases
- Kakheti – 160 cases
- Adjara – 243 cases
- Guria – 88 cases
- Shida Kartli – 211 cases
- Kvemo Kartli – 115 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti – 17 cases
Currently 32,149 patients are undergoing treatment at home, 5,882 patients – in hospitals, while 1,137 patients are undergoing treatment in clinical hotels.
The Deputy Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Paata Imnadze said the Omicron Covid variant may start circulating in Georgia in about a month.
Georgia has reported 3,278 new cases of coronavirus, 3,890 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgian health officials have said that it is 'necessary' to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in order to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant in the country.
Georgia is expecting to receive special PCR tests from international partners to diagnose the new Omicron variant of coronavirus which was detected in South Africa last month and was classified as a ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organization (WHO), Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today.
Georgia has reported 2,979 new cases of coronavirus, 3,470 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours. 38,624 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia47,937 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,881 of the 47,937 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 18,056 were PCR tests.
Deputy head of Georgia’s National Center for Disease Control, Paata Imnadze, says that the new variant of coronavirus dubbed Omicron is ‘very likely’ to infect many, ‘particularly unvaccinated’ individuals, and there will be more of a need for hospital beds than at present.