Georgia reports 1,374 new cases of coronavirus of 37,524 tests
7,958 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 1,374 new cases of coronavirus, 422 recoveries and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours.
37,524 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 28,078 of the 37,524 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,446 were PCR tests.
2.46 per cent of tested individuals had the virus in the past 14 days.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia stated earlier last week that restrictions may be imposed again in the country if more than two per cent of tested individuals test positive for coronavirus in two consecutive weeks.
The country has had 290,129 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Image: coronavirus live update.
278,251 of the 290,129 patients have recovered, while 3,894 have died from the virus.
Currently 7,958 individuals remain infected with Covid-19.
The new 1,374 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 756 cases
- Adjara - 116 cases
- Imereti - 97 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 61 cases
- Shida Kartli - 80 cases
- Guria - 15 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 161 cases
- Kakheti - 40 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 30 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 10 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 8 cases
Image: coronavirus live update.
2,445 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 400 of the 2,445 patients are in critical condition. 81 of the 400 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
12,834 individuals are in self-isolation.
More than 3,722,000 tests have been conducted in the country so far.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze says that as in many countries of the world a third wave of Covid-19 has started in Georgia as well.
Georgian health officials have decided to continue vaccination with AstraZeneca only for individuals over 55 years of age following statements from the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organisation that say that unusual blood clots should be listed as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
Georgia has reported 761 new cases of coronavirus, 537 recoveries and nine deaths in the past 24 hours.
Three employees of Imedi hospital in the southwestern Georgian town of Akhaltsikhe have been charged by the Prosecutor’s Office for providing false information about the recent death of 27-year-old nurse Megi Bakradze.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that if more than four per cent of tested individuals test positive for coronavirus in two consecutive weeks, the government of Georgia is likely to impose coronavirus restrictions, including lockdown.
Georgia has reported 1,030 new cases of coronavirus, 706 recoveries and seven deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 1,226 new cases of coronavirus, 688 recoveries and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. 27,995 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 13,456 of the 27,995 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 15,539 were PCR tests. The country has had 300,264 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 3.55 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.