Georgia reports 298 new cases of coronavirus out of 6 868 conducted tests

298 new cases of the virus were detected in the last 24 hours, - said Berdia Sichinava, Deputy Chief of Operations at the Interagency Coordination Council, at a briefing at the government administration.

"In the last 24 hours, 6,868 tests were conducted across the country, including 2,686 tests antigen tests and 4,182 PCR tests. The tests revealed 298 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country amounts to 253,816. In the last 24 hours, 1,311 people recovered from the virus, and the total number of recoveries has increased to 243,396. Unfortunately, we have 16 new coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 3,071 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 298 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 107 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 18, Imereti - 44, Kvemo Kartli - 13, Shida Kartli - 19, Guria - 21, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 32, Kakheti - 26, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 6, Samtskhe-Javakheti-12, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 0", - said Sichinava.