Georgia reports 17,265 new cases of coronavirus, weekly positivity rate stands at 23.24%
155,915 individuals in the country have received their booster shots. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported 17,265 new cases of coronavirus, 5,947 recoveries and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate stands at 23.24%.
A total of 145,265 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
Overall, 69,190 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 38,203 of them were rapid antigen tests, while the remaining 30,987 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had a total of 1,161,485 Covid-19 cases since February 26, 2020.
1,001,275 of the 1,161,485 infected individuals have recovered, while 14,945 have died from the virus.
The new 17,265 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 8,980 cases
- Adjara - 1,913 cases
- Imereti - 2,247 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 870 cases
- Shida Kartli - 679 cases
- Guria - 264 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 944 cases
- Kakheti - 657 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 408 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 266 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 37 cases
5,191 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,007 of them are in intensive care units. 272 patients are on artificial ventilation.
138,013 individuals are undergoing treatment at home.
As of now, 42.4% of the adult population in the country have been fully vaccinated, while 155,915 individuals have received their booster shots.
The Georgian Health Ministry has created a new portal, https://er.moh.gov.ge/, which allows Georgian citizens to register their COVID-19 status online.
A total of 201 schools throughout Georgia have switched to remote learning due to Covid-19 surge in the country, the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science reported. The ministry noted that safety measures were taken in order to prevent the internal transmission of the virus.
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.
Georgia’s health minister and the head of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) have highlighted the effects of the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as the number of the Omicron variant of the virus is on the rise in the country.