Coronavirus: Georgia reports 1,618 new cases, 403 recoveries, 26 deaths
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 1,618 new cases of coronavirus, 403 recoveries and 26 deaths in the past 24 hours.
12,772 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
19,438 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country.
10,774 of the 19,438 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 8,664 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had 243,255 cases of coronavirus since February 2020.
227,611of the 243,255 individuals have recovered, while 2,846 others have died.
Image: coronavirus live update.
The new 1,618 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 750 cases
- Adjara - 94 cases
- Imereti - 103 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 35 cases
- Shida Kartli - 103 cases
- Guria - 35 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 126 cases
- Kakheti - 102 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 44 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 29 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 7 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
3,873 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 816 of the 3,873 patients are in critical condition. 242 of the 816 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
579 Covid-19 patients are in hotels, 496 individuals are in quarantine and 8,320 are at home.
22,797 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 2,020,000 tests have been conducted in Georgia so far.
To open the shopping malls safely starting February 1, mall employees may be regularly tested for coronavirus, said Deputy Economy Minister Irakli Nadareishvili earlier today.
Georgia has reported 1,857 new cases of coronavirus, 993 recoveries and 24 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has decided to maintain the coronavirus restrictions until February 1, which means that municipal transport in big cities will continue to be suspended; shopping malls will not open until the end of the month.
Shopping centres will open their doors between December 24 and January 2 from 7 am to 7 pm.
Shopping malls will open their doors starting February 1 with dressing rooms working and already sold products allowed to be exchanged as well, said Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili earlier today after a meeting with representatives of malls and shopping malls at the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia.