Out of 2981 new cases of coronavirus, 1282 were registered in Tbilisi, 228 in Adjara and 489 in Imereti

2,981 new cases of the virus were detected in the last 24 hours, - said Berdia Sichinava, Deputy Head of Operations at the Interagency Coordinating Council, at a briefing at the government administration.

"As part of the intensive testing, 17,029 tests were performed across the country in the last 24 hours, including 8,859 rapid antigen testing and 8,170 PCR tests. As a result of the testing, 2,981 new cases of virus were detected in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country amounts to 201,368. In the last 24 hours, 2,001 people recovered from the virus, and the total number of recoveries increased to 169,282.

Unfortunately, we have 31 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. A total of 1,953 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 2,981 new cases of infection detected in the country today, 1,282 were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara-228, Imereti-489, Kvemo Kartli-229, Shida Kartli-160, Guria-64, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti-227, Kakheti-145, Mtskheta- Mtianeti -87, Samtskhe-Javakheti -55, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti -15", - said Sichinava.