Daily coronavirus cases hit 15,762 in Georgia

Georgia has reported 15,762 new Covid-19 cases, which is a record high figure since the beginning of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, 5,160 people have recovered from coronavirus and 42 have died in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days increased to 14.15%.

Overall 87,609 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.

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A total of 74,200 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 51,865 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 22,335 were PCR tests. 

1,075,154 cases of coronavirus have been registered in Georgia since February 26, 2020.

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A total of 972,745 of 1,075,154 patients have recovered, while 14,774 have died from the virus.

Overall, 1,607 cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in the country as of January 25.

The 15,762 new cases were recorded in:

• Tbilisi - 8,357 cases 
• Adjara - 1,608 cases 
• Imereti - 1,907 cases 
• Kvemo Kartli - 727 cases 
• Shida Kartli - 794 cases 
• Guria - 290 cases 
• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 721 cases 
• Kakheti - 626 cases 
• Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 376 cases 
• Samtskhe-Javakheti - 282 cases 
• Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 74 cases

Image: data.moh.gov.ge. 

A total of 4,595 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 963 patients are in critical condition out of which 283 are on artificial ventilation.

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80,950 people are undergoing treatment at home. 

Overall, 1,322,175 individuals have received at least one dose of any vaccine in the country so far, while 1,210,361 people have been fully vaccinated amounting to 42.1% of the country’s adult population.