Georgia reports 2784 new cases of coronavirus, 53 deaths

Georgia reports 2784 new cases of coronavirus, 53 deaths

As part of the intensive testing, 51,054 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 31,443 antigen testing and 19,611 PCR testing.

As a result of the testing, 2,784 new cases of the virus were detected in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases detected since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country is 906,965.

As of December 17, the daily positive rate is 5.45%, for the last 14 days - 7.11% and for 7 days - 6.67%.

In the last 24 hours, 2,070 people recovered from the virus, bringing the total to 854,630. 53 deaths from coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 13,024 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 2,784 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 1,236 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 215, Imereti - 429, Kvemo Kartli - 137, Shida Kartli - 205, Guria - 77, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 174, Kakheti - 143, Mtskheta- Mtianeti - 88, Samtskhe-Javakheti - 59, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti -21.