Georgia reports 1,700 new cases of coronavirus, weekly positivity rate stands at 17.49%
893 new cases were recorded in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported 1,700 new cases of coronavirus, 7,002 recoveries and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate stands at 17.49 percent.
A total of 54,447 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
Overall, 9,572 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 6,738 of them were rapid antigen tests, while the remaining 2,834 were PCR tests.
Georgia has had a total of 1,625,372 Covid-19 cases since February 26, 2020.
1,554,533 of the 1,625,372 infected individuals have recovered, while 16,366 have died from the virus.
The new 1,700 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 893 cases
- Adjara - 61 cases
- Imereti - 204 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 74 cases
- Shida Kartli - 85 cases
- Guria - 105 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 90 cases
- Kakheti - 129 cases
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 26 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 25 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 8 cases
51,998 individuals are undergoing treatment at home, while 2,459 patients are in hospitals.
1,351,828 individuals in Georgia have received at least one dose of Covid-19 the vaccine so far, while 1,248,790 have been fully vaccinated, which makes up 43.5 percent of the country's adult population.
Georgia has reported 1,365 new Covid-19 cases, 9,790 recoveries, and 32 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 22.6 percent. Overall 64,894 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
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.
The Georgian government expects the number of Covid-19 cases to decrease in the upcoming weeks and to see the general situation with the epidemic to stabilise by the end of March, the country's prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said earlier today.
Health authorities in Georgia have approved a move reducing the mandatory Covid-19 self-isolation and quarantine periods to five days for patients employed in certain fields.
The peak of the Coronavirus cases in Georgia is over, but the sixth wave of the pandemic has not yet ended, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Head of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Sunday.
Georgia has reported 910 new Covid-19 cases, 8,081 recoveries, and 32 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 20.44 percent. Overall 47,244 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
Georgia will import a new batch of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 by the end of March, Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili said at today’s Government session.
Georgia has reported 2,783 new Covid-19 cases, 5,450 recoveries, and 32 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 19.45 percent. Overall 44,545 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.