Georgia reports 5,914 coronavirus cases, 3,316 recoveries, 49 deaths
Georgia reports 5,914 coronavirus cases, 3,316 recoveries, 49 deaths

Georgia reported 5,914 coronavirus cases, 3,316 recoveries, and 49 deaths on August 18, the official figures show.

56,878 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours throughout the country. Among them, 34,374 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 22,504 were PCR tests.

Georgian capital Tbilisi recorded the highest number of 2,298 Covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours, followed by the Adjara region with 877 cases and the Imereti region with 789 cases.

Georgia’s total case tally reached 496,376, among them, 432,506 people recovered and 6,532 died.

The daily test-positivity rate stands at 11,09 %.

Currently, out of 1,461 critical patients, 327 require mechanical ventilation.

As of today, 857,056 people got coronavirus jab.