Georgia reports 365 new cases of Covid-19, 415 recoveries, 5 deaths

Georgia has reported 365 new cases of Coronavirus, 415 recoveries and five deaths over the last 24 hours. 

Out of the 365 new cases 183 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, 39 - in Shida Kartli, 37 - in Imereti, 30 - in Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti, 27 - in Adjara, 21 - in Guria, 8 - in Kvemo Kartli, 6 - in Kakheti, 6 - in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, 5 - in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, 3 - in Samtskhe-Javakheti.

As of now the number of total confirmed cases of coronavirus stands at 280,301 in Georgia including 272,219 recoveries, 3,751 deaths and 4,305 active cases of the virus.

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Although Georgia started vaccination on March 15 health officials are worried that health workers, who are the primary target group for vaccination, are not active enough. 

Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze said a total of 35,000 health workers should be vaccinated by the end of the year, however, no more than 2,000 of them have received their vaccines yet.

Georgia has already received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 29,250 doses of the Pfizer vaccines. It will further receive 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine in April. 

Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze told the First Channel of the Georgian Public Broadcaster that negotiations with other vaccine producing companies, including Johnson & Johnson continues.