6th Patient Dies of COVID-19 in Georgia, Number of Cases Increases by 29

The coronavirus death toll has risen to 6 in Georgia. The infected person, an 83-year-old man, was being treated in the First University Clinic in Tbilisi, and his condition was extremely serious. The deceased had other chronic illnesses along with coronavirus, including arrhythmia. 

"Unfortunately, treatment failed to yield results, as the patient's health condition was critical from the moment of hospitalization," said Levan Ratiani, the Director of the First University Clinic.

In the past 24 hours, the number of cases of coronavirus infection in Georgia has increased by 29, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 485.

4928 people are being kept in a 14-day mandatory quarantine and 522 are under observation in hospitals.

To date, 485 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country, while 139 patients have recovered and 6 have died.

The above means that there are 340 active cases in Georgia, i.e. people who have been diagnosed with the virus and are currently being treated.

By Ana Dumbadze 

 

26 April 2020 11:50