According to stopcov.ge, as part of the intensive testing, 21,620 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 19,218 antigen tests and 2,402 PCR tests.

As a result of the testing, 888 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 amounts to 1,639,678.

As of March 16, the daily rate of positive is 4.11%, for the last 14 days - 10.92% and for 7 days - 7.54%.

In the last 24 hours, 2,831 people recovered from the virus, bringing the total to 1,594,011. 17 deaths from coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 16,612 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 888 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 434 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 32, Imereti - 111, Kvemo Kartli - 29, Shida Kartli - 50, Guria - 42, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 53, Kakheti - 88, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 25, Samtskhe-Javakheti - 10, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 14.

The number of active cases amounts to 29,029.