Georgia reports 3117 new cases of coronavirus, out of which 1202 were registered in Tbilisi, 469 in Adjara and 302 in Imeret

As of today, 3,117 newly confirmed cases of infection have been identified in 24 hours, - said Berdia Sichinava, Deputy Head of Operations at the Interagency Coordination Council, during a briefing at the Government Administration.

"As of today, 3,117 newly confirmed cases of infection have been identified in 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 detected in the country since the first case of infection amounts to 85,952. As for the positive dynamics in terms of recovery, according to the data of the last few days, the number of people recovering today exceeds the number of newly confirmed cases. In particular, 3,638 people recovered in the last 24 hours, and the total number of recoveries increased to 68,929.

Unfortunately, 45 people have died in the last 24 hours. Among them, in Tbilisi - 18, in Adjara - 9, in Imereti - 9, in Shida Kartli - 2, in Kvemo Kartli - 5, in Kakheti - 1, and in Samtskhe-Javakheti - 1 person. We have a total of 778 deaths since February 26, 2020.

Out of 3,117 cases detected today, 1,202 cases were reported in Tbilisi, 469 in Adjara, 302 in Imereti, 259 in Kvemo Kartli, 173 in Shida Kartli, 61 in Guria, 355 in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. In Kakheti - 117, in Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 86, in Samtskhe-Javakheti - 65, in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 28", - said Sichinava.