138,331 COVID-19 reinfection cases reported in Georgia from February 26, 2020 to July 1, 2022

From February 26, 2020 to July 1, 2022, 138,331 COVID-19 reinfection cases were reported in Georgia, reads the report published by the National Center for Disease Control.

According to the report, from March 15, 2021 to July 1, 2022, hospitalization was required in 16,868 cases, and 102 of them died. Among the described cases, the average age of the deceased was 69 years, the minimum age was 18 years, and the maximum age was 89.

As of July 1, 2022, 59% of patients who died of COVID-19 had a variety of chronic comorbidities, reads the report published by the National Center for Disease Control.

According to the report, the course of the disease in all fatal cases was severe or critical. In 82% of cases (95% CI 81.3-82.6), the disease was complicated by pneumonia. 79% (95% CI 78.3-79.6) of deceased patients had respiratory failure, respiratory distress syndrome was noted in 29.1% (95% CI 28.3-29.8) and 21.7% (95% CI 21.0-22.3) developed heart failure.