Coronavirus: Georgia Records 2401 New Cases, 2289 Recoveries, 20 Deaths

As of November 5, 2401 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Georgia, bringing the total number of infected people to 49,218. The majority of the newly detected cases were recorded in Tbilisi. 

At the same time, the country recorded 2289 recoveries and 20 deaths in the previous 24 hours.

"We still maintain positive dynamics in terms of the growth of recovering people," the government administration reported. "In particular, 2289 people recovered in the last 24 hours, and the total number of recoveries since February has thus increased to 33,459.

Unfortunately, 20 people died over those 24 hours. Including 10 people in Tbilisi, 2 in Adjara, 7 in Imereti and 1 in Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Since February 26, 2020, Georgia has seen a total of 401 deaths.

Of 2401 cases detected [Thursday], 976 cases were detected in Tbilisi, 328 in Adjara, 368 in Imereti, 61 in Kvemo Kartli, 135 in Shida Kartli, 62 in Guria, 280 in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, 70 in Kakheti, 31 in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, 55 in Samtskhe-Javakheti, 35 in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti.

Based on the official data, 293 patients infected with the coronavirus are currently on artificial respiration and there are 638 seriously ill patients, including 316 in Tbilisi and 100 in Adjara. 

At this stage, there are 15,332 active cases in the country. 

By Ana Dumbadze