Georgia hits record high 24,201 daily cases of coronavirus

A new record high of 24,201 Covid-19 cases has been confirmed in Georgia in the past 24 hours while 10,732 patients have recovered from the virus and 36 have died.

The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 21.96%.

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Overall 164,572 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.

A total of 85,191 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 61,936 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 23,255 were PCR tests. 

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1,200,124 cases of coronavirus have been registered in Georgia since February 26, 2020.

A total of 1,020,510 of 1,200,124 patients have recovered, while 15,016 have died from the virus.

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Overall, 1,754 cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in the country as of February 1.

The 24,201 new cases were recorded in:

• Tbilisi - 11,800 cases 
• Adjara - 2,204 cases 
• Imereti - 3,134 cases 
• Kvemo Kartli - 1,199 cases 
• Shida Kartli - 1,461 cases 
• Guria - 473 cases 
• Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 1,628 cases 
• Kakheti - 1,059 cases 
• Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 683 cases 
• Samtskhe-Javakheti - 471 cases 
• Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 89 cases

A total of 5,454 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 1,048 patients are in critical condition out of which 263 are on artificial ventilation.

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157,087 people are undergoing treatment at home. 

Overall, 1,335,856 individuals have received at least one dose of any vaccine in the country so far, while 1,221,340 people have been fully vaccinated amounting to 42.5% of the country’s adult population.