Coronavirus: 268 new cases of 26,399 tests
One year after Georgia confirmed the first case of Covid-19, UNICEF supported the Government of Georgia in procuring the vaccines. Photo: UNICEF Georgia/Twitter
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Georgia has reported 268 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 9,387 PCR tests and 17,012 rapid tests over the last 24 hours.
Out of the 268 new cases 141 were reported in Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti - 46
- Shida Kartli - 16
- Kakheti - 15
- Kvemo Kartli - 13
- Adjara - 12
- Guria - 11
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 7
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 4
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 2
- Samtskhke-Javakheti - 1
Meanwhile, 233 individuals have recovered from coronavirus in Georgia, while five infected patients have died. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 3,078 now.
The National Center for Disease Control of Georgia has tweeted:
The first batch #COVID19 vaccines arrived in????????w/support of @WHO @WHO_Europe @unicefgeorgia @gavi 43200 doses @AstraZeneca vaccine are provided by #COVAX @MOHgovge and @NCDCGeorgia have already started countrywide distribution to administer to the priority groups #VaccinesWork ✌️ pic.twitter.com/LO7b805B7H
— NCDCGeorgia (@NCDCGeorgia) March 13, 2021
Yesterday Georgia received the first 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. The country will received additional 86,400 doses of the vaccine in April.
Vaccination of priority groups, which includes medical workers, is scheduled to start on March 15 after vaccines will be distributed to all regions over the weekend. Georgian Health Ministry says that vaccination is voluntary.
UNICEF Representative in Georgia Ghassan Khalil has also tweeted:
First batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrived to Tbilisi International Airport, through COVAX and with support from UNICEF. Vaccination starts on 15 March. Congratulations! https://t.co/0s8UZjqiYt
— Ghassan Khalil (@GKUNICEF) March 13, 2021