Coronavirus: Georgia reports 2,090 new cases, 1,768 recoveries, 76 deaths
A total of 29,954 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported 2,090 new cases of coronavirus, 1,768 recoveries and 76 deaths in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate for the last 7 days stands at 5.52%.
A total of 29,954 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.
Overall, 48,640 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 26,892 of them were rapid tests, while the remaining 21,748 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had 921,419 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
878,022 of the 921,419 infected individuals have recovered, while 13,443 have died from the virus.
The new 2,090 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 946 cases
- Adjara - 155 cases
- Imereti - 309 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 93 cases
- Shida Kartli - 115 cases
- Guria - 74 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 150 cases
- Kakheti - 131 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 66 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 26 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 25 cases
5,157 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,276 of them are in intensive care units. 303 patients are on artificial ventilation.
23,820 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.
1,273,858 individuals in the country have received at least one dose of COVID-19 the vaccine so far, while 1,118,799 have been fully vaccinated.
Georgia has reported 1,976 new cases of coronavirus, 3,076 recoveries and 78 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate in the country has come down to 6.26% as of December 24 over the last 14 days.
Booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine will be permitted three months after getting the second shot of all vaccines, down from the initially recommended five, Deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia said earlier today.
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.
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.
The number of total Covid-19 Omicron variant cases has risen to 51 as of December 26 in Georgia, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported earlier today.
Georgia has reported 986 new cases of coronavirus, 3,193 recoveries and 71 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate in the country has come down to 5.86% as of December 27 over the last 14 days.