Georgia reports 2,739 new cases of coronavirus, weekly positivity rate stands at 6.19%
A total of 5,488 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals, 35 are under quarantine, and 1,001 are at clinical hotels as of today. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 2,739 new cases of coronavirus, 3,072 recoveries and 52 deaths over the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.19%.
45,153 tests have been administered within the last 24 hours, out of which 28,160 were rapid tests, while the remaining 16,993 were PCR tests.
Out of the new 2,739 cases, 1,246 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti – 437 cases
- Kakheti – 147 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti – 184 cases
- Kvemo Kartli – 120 cases
- Shida Kartli –174 cases
- Adjara – 204 cases
- Guria – 99 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti – 50 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 66 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti – 12 cases
A total of 5,488 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals, 35 are under quarantine, and 1,001 are at clinical hotels as of today.
About 100,000 Georgian citizens over the age of 60 have received a vaccine against Covid-19 following the announcement on November 8 of the Georgian government’s incentive program, which provides pensioners with a 200 GEL pension bonus, Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze reported.
Georgia has reported 3,282 new cases of coronavirus, 3,263 recoveries and 53 deaths over the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.24%.
Georgia confirmed the first two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus earlier today. The new strain, which was detected in South Africa last month, has been classified as a ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organization (WHO)The WHO says that Omicron has an ‘unprecedented number of spike mutations’, which is concerning due to the potential impact on the trajectory of the pandemic.
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.
The Georgian government has declared January 1-10 a public holiday in Georgia for ‘reducing mobility’ in the country following confirmation of 24 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council, Giorgi Gibradze, announced earlier today.
The Interagency Coordination Council has decided not to open nightclubs across the country due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Chief of Operational Staff of the council, Giorgi Gibradze, reported earlier today.
Georgia has reported 2,164 new cases of coronavirus, 3,767 recoveries and 68 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate in the country has come down to 6.43% as of December 23 over the last 14 days.