4019 pregnant women infected with coronavirus in January

According to the head of the National Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, 4019 pregnant women got infected with coronavirus in January.­

As he said after the Coordination Council session, a study is now underway to find out how many pregnant women died directly from coronavirus.

"I have told the Coordination Council and I repeat that in January, during the active spread of Omicron, 4019 pregnant women got infected. Pregnant women account for 1 percent of all infections. Unfortunately, in 2021 we had cases of deaths. A study is now underway to find out how many pregnant women died directly from coronavirus," Gamkrelidze said.