Georgia reports 2 616 coronavirus cases, 880 recoveries, 26 deaths

11:05, 20.07.2021

Georgia reported 2 616 coronavirus cases, 880 recoveries, and 26 deaths on Tuesday, the official figures show.

Georgian capital Tbilisi recorded the highest number of 1 557 Covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours, followed by the Adjara region with 205 cases, and the Imereti region with 191cases.

A total of 36 375 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours throughout the country. Among them, 22 825 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13 550 were PCR tests.

The daily test-positivity rate stands at 7, 19 %, while 4, 77 % in the past 14 days.

Georgia’s total case tally reached 390 945, among them, 367 130 people recovered and 5 592 died.

There are 70 people placed in government-assigned quarantine facilities, 4 495 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized, 1 120 asymptomatic, and mild symptom patients are being treated at government-assigned treatment facilities.

As of July 20, 368 179 people got the coronavirus vaccine.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

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