Georgia reports 217 new cases of coronavirus, 5 deaths

Georgia reports 217 new cases of coronavirus, 5 deaths

According to the information published on Stopcov.ge, within intensive testing, 13,061 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 9,714 antigen tests and 3,347 PCR tests.

As a result of the testing, 217 newly confirmed cases of the virus were detected in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country to date is 1,649,222.

As for the positive rate, as of April 2, the daily positive rate is 1.66%, for the last 14 days - 2.88% and for 7 days - 2.24%.

592 people recovered from the virus, while the total number of people recovered increased to 1,627,958.

There were 5 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. A total of 16,756 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 217 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 107 cases were detected in Tbilisi, Adjara - 10, Imereti - 34, Kvemo Kartli - 10, Shida Kartli - 9, Guria - 23, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 12, Kakheti - 8, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 2, Samtskhe-Javakheti-0, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 2.

There are currently 4,482 active cases of infection at this stage in the country.