Georgia reports 133 new cases of coronavirus of 10,678 tests
Coronavirus cases began to surge in Georgia in mid-September 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 133 new cases of coronavirus, 276 recoveries and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours.
10,678 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 5,456 of the 10,678 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,222 were PCR tests.
The country has had 271,872 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
266,081 of the 271, 872 have recovered, while 3,553 have died of the virus.
As of today 2,212 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 133 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 78 cases
- Adjara - 3 cases
- Imereti - 20 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 1 case
- Shida Kartli - 8 cases
- Guria - 3 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 14 cases
- Kakheti - 2 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 1 case
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 1 case
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 2 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
1,426 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 249 of the 1,426 patients are in critical condition. 87 of the 249 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
5,997 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 2,788,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Georgia has reported 1,357 new cases of coronavirus, 748 recoveries and 21 deaths in the past 24 hours. 13,360 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. 15,891 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country. 8,767 of the 15,891 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,124 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 244,612 cases of coronavirus since February 2020. 228,359 of the 244,612 individuals have recovered, while 2,867 others have died.
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.
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