Georgia reports 461 new cases of coronavirus, 22,900 tests conducted
Georgia reported its first case of coronavirus at the end of February 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 461 new cases of coronavirus, 163 recoveries and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours.
22,900 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 16,895 of the 22,900 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 6,005 were PCR tests.
The country has had 271,379 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
265,686 of the 271, 379 have recovered, while 3,532 have died of the virus.
As of today 2,135 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 461 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 250 cases
- Adjara - 7 cases
- Imereti - 57 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 12 cases
- Shida Kartli - 35 cases
- Guria - 30 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 30 cases
- Kakheti - 29 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 6 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 2 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 3 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
1,471 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 247 of the 1,471 patients are in critical condition. 102 of the 247 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
6,497 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 2,752,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
As the number of coronavirus-infected individuals in Georgia has decreased over the past few weeks, the Georgian government has lifted several Covid-19 restrictions across the country today.
Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia has responded to a statement issued by the Covid-19 vaccine platform Covax which explained the delay in the delivery of the vaccine as being due to the fact that vaccines were only sent to countries that met the criteria and Georgia was not among them.
Georgia has reported 160 new cases of coronavirus, 409 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours.17,947 tests have been conducted around the country on the weekend. 13,244 of the 17,847 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 4,703 were PCR tests. The country has had 270,918 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 265,523 of the 270, 918 have recovered, while 3,520 have died of the virus. As of today 1,849 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
While discussing the Covid-19 vaccination process with Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adanom Gebreisus, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated the government is doing its best for Georgia to receive first doses of vaccine as soon as possible.
Georgia has reported 360 new cases of coronavirus, 119 recoveries and nine deaths in the past 24 hours.25,349 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 14,742 of the 25,349 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,607 were PCR tests. The country has had 271,739 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.