COVID-19: Patient Pulled Back from Critical Condition

The director of the First University Clinic in Tbilisi, Levan Ratiani, announced today that the first patient infected with the coronavirus had been discharged from the clinic, following 13 days of intensive care.

The infected patient had arterial hypertension and heart failure, the pre-existing conditions that the World Health Organization deems as risk factors in a coronavirus infection. According to the doctors, the patient had bilateral pneumonia and shortness of breath when hospitalized. The case was considered the most critical in Georgia to date.

Levan Ratiani considers the patient's recovery from such a critical condition a further victory of the Georgian healthcare system.

"There exist certain scales that estimate that similar cases result in lethality in 97% of patients, but this person survived. This patient will go into isolation for two weeks and then return to normal life”, Ratiani said.

19 coronavirus-infected patients are currently being treated at the First University Clinic in Tbilisi, including a 62-year-old woman from Marneuli. Ratiani notes that the general condition of the patient has improved dramatically.

The number of COVID-19 cases stands at 115 in Georgia. 5783 persons are in quarantine and 301 remain under examination in hospitals. There are no registered coronavirus-related deaths.

By Elene Dzebisashvili