Georgia reports 740 new cases of coronavirus of 20,549 tests
Coronavirus cases began to surge in Georgia in September 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 740 new cases of coronavirus, 496 recoveries and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours.
3,831 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
20,549 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country.
14,802 of the 20,549 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,747 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had 266,462 cases of coronavirus since February 2020.
Image: coronavirus live update.
259,228 of the 266,462 individuals have recovered, while 3,377 others have died.
The new 740 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 328 cases
- Adjara - 32 cases
- Imereti - 138 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 25 cases
- Shida Kartli - 69 cases
- Guria - 55 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 41 cases
- Kakheti - 33 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 9 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 7 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 3 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
1,848 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 395 of the 1,848 patients are in critical condition. 103 of the 395 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
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More than 2,483,000 tests have been conducted in Georgia so far.
11,020 individuals are in self-isolation.
Dozens of Georgian children have developed a multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) which is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19, Radio Liberty has reported.
Georgian Health Officials say that the country will be able to receive only 200,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus as of today as Georgia lacks refrigeration facilities to keep the vaccines in mandatory -80 degree conditions.
The Pfizer vaccine may be the first vaccine Georgia uses to combat the coronavirus in the near future, said Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze earlier today.
Georgia has reported 165 new cases of coronavirus, 639 recoveries and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours. 3,601 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.9,197 tests have been conducted on the weekend around the country. 6,208 of the 4,619 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 2,989 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 265,722 cases of coronavirus since February 2020. 258,732 of the 265,722 individuals have recovered, while 3,336 others have died.
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