Coronavirus: Georgia Reports 472 New Cases, 318 Recoveries, 3 Deaths

As of October 8, 472 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Georgia, bringing the total number of infected people to 10,225, government-run special website stopcov.ge reports. 

Of the new cases of coronavirus, 230 were detected in Adjara, 134 in Tbilisi, 68 in Imereti, 8 in Samtskehe-Javakheti, 8 in Kvemo Kartli, 8 in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, 6 in Shida Kartli, 5 in Kakheti and 5 in Mtskheta-Mtianeti. 

The number of recovered patients increased by 318 and reached 5553.

5574 citizens are in mandatory quarantine and 836 under examination in hospitals. 1338 people are placed in COVID hotels throughout the country. 

Coronavirus claimed the lives of 3 more patients in 24 hours, increasing the death toll to 66. All three cases of death were reported in the Adjara region. 

"The death toll stands at 66. 3 patients died yesterday. I know that all three were from Adjara. However, I do not have exact information about the patients," Marina Endeladze, Head of the Boxed Department of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, told reporters on Thursday. 

She added that currently there are 4672 active cases of coronavirus infection in Georgia, of which 60 are in critical condition, and 9 patients are from the occupied territory of Abkhazia.

By Ana Dumbadze