Coronavirus: Georgia reports 139 new cases of 6,351 tests

Georgia reported its first case of coronavirus one year ago. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. 

Agenda.ge, 09 Mar 2021 - 12:07, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 139 new cases of coronavirus, 129 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours.

6,351 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 3,464 of the 6,351 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 2,887 were PCR tests. 

The country has had 273,137 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 

267,015 of the 273,137 patients have recovered, while 3,601 have died of the virus. 

Currently 2,495 individuals remain infected with Covid-19. 

Image: coronavirus live update. 

The new 139 cases were recorded in: 

  • Tbilisi - 72 cases 
  • Adjara - 3 cases 
  • Imereti - 24 cases
  • Kvemo Kartli - 9 cases 
  • Shida Kartli - 10 cases 
  • Guria - 7 cases 
  • Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 9 cases 
  • Kakheti - 3 cases
  • Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 0 case
  • Samtskhe-Javakheti - 2 cases
  • Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 0 case

Image: coronavirus live update.

1,383 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 278 of the 1,383 patients are in critical condition. 77 of the 278 critical patients are on artificial ventilation. 

5,438 individuals are in self-isolation. 

More than 2,860,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.