Number of COVID-19 Cases Increases by 22, 178 Recover

In the past 24 hours, the number of cases of coronavirus infection in Georgia has increased by 22, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 539, the government-run website stopcov.ge reports. 

Marina Ezugbaia, the Medical Director of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, said that 15 of the 22 newly infected are from Tetritskaro municipality, 3 from Svaneti and the remainder from Bolnisi.

5256 people are being kept in a 14-day mandatory quarantine and 548 are under observation in hospitals.

The number of patients who have recovered from the illness has also increased- by 10, reaching 178. 

To date, 539 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country, while 178 patients have recovered and 6 have died.

The above means that there are 355 active cases in Georgia, i.e. people who have been diagnosed with the virus and are currently being treated.

Georgia has separate data of Georgian citizens brought from abroad for medical treatment, and the number stands at 3.

By Ana Dumbadze