Weekly Covid cases on the rise in Georgia
The figure for weekly Covid-19 cases in previous weeks also featured an upward trend, with the number of total weekly cases rising from 546 to 1,058 within three weeks. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian health authorities have registered 2,570 new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, with the figure including three deaths and 1,103 recoveries and marking an increase in confirmed cases of the virus in the country.
The latest update also shows the weekly positivity rate standing at 4.05 percent, the National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday.
The figure for weekly Covid-19 cases in previous weeks also featured an upward trend, with the number of total weekly cases rising from 546 to 1,058 within three weeks. A total of 2,550 people have confirmed cases of the virus in the country as of today.
Overall, 63,443 tests were conducted across Georgia over the past week, of which 56,699 were rapid tests and the remaining 6,744 PCR tests.
The new 2,570 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 1,860 cases
- Adjara - 186 cases
- Imereti - 169 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 71 cases
- Shida Kartli - 49 cases
- Guria - 31 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 123 cases
- Kakheti - 50 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 15 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 11 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 5 cases
Overall, 1,263,764 people have been fully vaccinated in the country as of today, while 252,748 have received booster shots of the vaccine.
A range of Covid-19-related limitations on public events and gatherings will begin to be eased in Georgia starting next month, from club venues being allowed to operate at reduced capacity, to weddings, conferences and other gatherings permitted.
Wearing a face mask in public transport will no longer be mandatory across Georgia starting June 20, the Health Ministry announced on Thursday.
Presenting proof of Covid vaccination and testing is no longer mandatory for foreign citizens entering Georgia starting today, following a decision by the Georgian Government.
Authorities on Covid regulations in Georgia have removed the requirement of wearing face masks in schools in the country starting this week, with the regulation only remaining in place for public transport and medical institutions.
Effectiveness of existing coronavirus vaccines available in Georgia and the importance of vaccination were pointed out by Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control, on Thursday, amid an increase in the daily number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
The epidemiological situation in Georgia is “calm” and “fully manageable” with no “sharp increase” in infection cases, Georgian Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili said on Monday.
The pandemic situation in Georgia is under control, with figures for Covid-19-related deaths having not increased in the country over the last two weeks, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Head of the National Centre for Disease Control, said on Thursday.
A total of 42 cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever have been confirmed in Georgia in the last seven months, with two resulting in death and the lethality rate standing at 4.7 percent, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control, told local media outlet Interpressnews on Tuesday.