Coronavirus: 794 new cases of 40,667 tests in 24 hours
Meanwhile, 498 individuals have recovered from Covid-19 in Georgia and 22 infected patients have died. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported a total of 794 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 40,667 tests over the last 24 hours.
Out of the 794 new cases 452 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Other cases were reported in:
- Imereti - 82
- Adjara - 56
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti - 48
- Shida Kartli - 47
- Kvemo Kartli - 43
- Kakheti - 42
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 13
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 6
- Racha Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 3
- Guria - 2
Meanwhile, 498 individuals have recovered from Covid-19 in Georgia and 22 infected patients have died.
As of now the number of total confirmed cases of the coronavirus stand at 353,443, including 338,318 recoveries, 5,034 deaths and 10,065 active cases.
Daily Covid-19 updates are now also available at a new bilingual webpage datacov.moh.gov.ge launched by the Georgian Health Ministry.
The webpage provides information about the active cases, tests conducted and the condition of patients as well as the availability of hospital and hotel beds, and artificial ventilators.
The virtual map shows data of infectious cases, positive rate and vaccine doses administered per region, however no data is available for the Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili has summed up the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Georgian economy and the government's effort to help citizens as well as businesses to overcome the crisis within the 'Minister's Hour' format at the Parliament of Georgia today.
Georgia has reported 695 new cases of coronavirus, 797 recoveries and 16 deaths in the past 24 hours. 37,842 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 23,931 of the 37,842 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,911 were PCR tests. The country has had 352,649 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.67 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Private companies and individuals are now able to make donations in the national currency to help the poor and disadvantaged get through the coronavirus crisis in Georgia thanks to a StopCov foundation created today.
The government of Georgia's financial assistance significantly has contributed to poverty alleviation, says a microsimulation model report on the pandemic’s effect on the population and child poverty presented by UNICEF and the Georgian government today.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has received the second shot of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine earlier today. President Zurabishvili received the first dose of the vaccine on March 18.
Georgia has reported 522 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 21,922 tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 1,074 individuals have recovered and 14 infected patients have died.
Georgia has reported 311 new cases of coronavirus, 936 recoveries and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours.