Georgia reports 1,857 new cases of coronavirus, 17,795 tests conducted

 Coronavirus cases began to surge in Georgia in mid-September 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. 

Agenda.ge, 12 Jan 2021 - 13:22, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has reported 1,857 new cases of coronavirus, 993 recoveries and 24 deaths in the past 24 hours. 

11,583 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. 

17,795 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country. 

11, 934 of the 17,795 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,861 were PCR tests. 

Georgia has had 241,637 cases of coronavirus since February 2020. 

227,208 of the 241,637  individuals have recovered, while 2,820 others have died.

Image: coronavirus live update. 

The new 1,857 cases were recorded in: 

  • Tbilisi - 754 cases 
  • Adjara - 97 cases 
  • Imereti - 334 cases 
  • Kvemo Kartli - 143 cases 
  • Shida Kartli - 113 cases 
  • Guria - 30 cases 
  • Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 158 cases 
  • Kakheti - 147 cases 
  • Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 41 cases 
  • Samtskhe-Javakheti - 29 cases 
  • Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 11 cases  

Image: coronavirus live update. 

3,879 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 817 of the 3,879 patients are in critical condition. 254 of the 817 critical patients are on artificial ventilation. 

569 Covid-19 patients are in hotels, 514 individuals are in quarantine and 7.135 are at home.

22,823 individuals are in self-isolation.

More than 2,013,000 tests have been conducted in Georgia so far.