1,137 new cases of virus were detected in the last 24 hours, said Berdia Sichinava, Deputy Chief of Operations at the Interagency Coordination Council, at a briefing at the Government Administration.­

"As part of the intensive testing, 17,019 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 9,840 antigen tests and 7,179 PCR tests. The tests revealed 1,137 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country is 251,071. In the last 24 hours, 1,179 people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 238,101. Unfortunately, we have 11 new cases of coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 2,998 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 1,137 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 477 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 64, Imereti - 164, Kvemo Kartli - 65, Shida Kartli - 85, Guria - 13, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 118, Kakheti - 95, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 27, Samtskhe-Javakheti -18, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 11", - stated Sichinava.