Georgia reports 17,066 new cases of coronavirus, weekly positivity rate stands at 17.88%
A total of 4,894 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 992 patients are in critical condition out of which 280 are on artificial ventilation. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported 17,066 new Covid-19 cases, 5,397 recoveries, and 30 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 17.88%.
Overall 125,410 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
A total of 64,412 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 41,613 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 22,799 were PCR tests.
1,127,234 cases of coronavirus have been registered in Georgia since February 26, 2020.
A total of 986,928 of 1,127,234 patients have recovered, while 14,870 have died from the virus.
Overall, 1,607 cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in the country as of January 28.
The 17,066 new cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 9,256 cases
- Adjara - 1,523 cases
- Imereti - 2,219 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 780 cases
- Shida Kartli - 775 cases
- Guria - 240 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 865 cases
- Kakheti - 683 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 289 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 388 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 48 cases
Image: data.moh.gov.ge.
A total of 4,894 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 992 patients are in critical condition out of which 280 are on artificial ventilation.
118,373 people are undergoing treatment at home.
Overall, 1,329,744 individuals have received at least one dose of any vaccine in the country so far, while 1,216,849 people have been fully vaccinated amounting to 42.4% of the country’s adult population.
Georgia has reported 17,484 new Covid-19 cases, 3,699 recoveries, and 27 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 16.51%. Overall 113,771 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
The hospitalisation rate for those infected with coronavirus in Georgia has decreased from 20% to 4.5%, Georgian health minister Zurab Azarashvili said earlier today. Azarashvili said over 8,000 beds were available at hospitals for patients, up to 4,500 of which had been occupied over the last two weeks.
Georgian citizens who were tested for the coronavirus until December 1, 2021 but unable to register their status in the database of the National Centre for Disease Control “for various reasons” will receive the COVID ‘green status’, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze told Interpressnews agency on Tuesday.
Georgian citizens over 50 years of age will receive 100 GEL (about $32) if they receive their third - 'booster' - shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze said on Tuesday.
Georgia has reported 18,274 new cases of coronavirus, 8,400 recoveries and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate stands at 21.56%. A total of 133,981 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.