Georgia reports 1 562 coronavirus cases, 1 490 recoveries, 30 deaths

11:14, 18.05.2021

Georgia reported 1 562 coronavirus cases, 1 490 recoveries, and 30 deaths on Tuesday, the official figures show.

Georgian capital Tbilisi recorded the highest number of 893 Covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours, followed by the Imereti region with 136 cases and the Samegreo-Zemo Svaneti region with 123 cases.

A total of 29 685 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours throughout the country. Among them, 21 443 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 8 242 were PCR tests.

The daily test-positivity rate stands at 5,26%, while 4,85 % in the past 14 days.

Georgia’s total case tally reached 332 441, among them, 312 349 people recovered and 4 499 died.

As of today, 93 305 people got the coronavirus vaccine.

There are 70 people placed in government-assigned quarantine facilities, 4 343 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, 662 asymptomatic, and mild symptom patients are being treated at government-assigned treatment facilities.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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