Georgia reports 2501 new cases of coronavirus, out of which 1060 were registered in Tbilisi, 337 in Adjara and 397 in Imereti

2,501 new cases of the virus have been identified in the last 24 hours, - Berdia Sichinava, Deputy Head of Operations at the Interagency Coordination Council, said during a briefing at the government administration.

"2,501 new cases of the virus have been identified in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases detected since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country amounts to 164,976. 9,442 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, of which 4,360 were antigens and 5,082 PCRs. In the last 24 hours, 3,988 people have recovered, and the total number of recoveries has increased to 137,499.

Unfortunately, we have 36 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Since February 26, 2020, we have a total of 1,540 deaths.

Out of 2,501 new cases of infection detected today, 1,060 cases were reported in Tbilisi, 337 in Adjara, 397 in Imereti, 175 in Kvemo Kartli, 108 in Shida Kartli, 32 in Guria, 177 in Samegrelo in Zemo Svaneti, in Kakheti - 80, in Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 90, in Samtskhe-Javakheti - 45, in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 0",- said Sichinava.