Georgia reports 742 new cases of coronavirus

742 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.

"As part of the intensive testing, 18,007 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 10,627 antigen tests and 7,380 PCR tests. The tests revealed 742 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 255,564. In the last 24 hours, 1,081 people have recovered from the virus, and the total number of recoveries has increased to 245,527. Unfortunately, we have 12 new cases of coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 3,108 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 742 new cases of infection detected in the country today, 340 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 33, Imereti - 89, Kvemo Kartli - 31, Shida Kartli - 49, Guria - 21, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 70, Kakheti - 75, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 20, Samtskhe-Javakheti - 12, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 2", - said Sichinava.