Georgia reports 669 new cases of coronavirus

669 new cases of virus were deteced 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, 19,311 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 11,681 antigen tests and 7,630 PCR tests. The tests revealed 669 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 256,956. In the last 24 hours, 637 people recovered from the virus, and the total number of recoveries increased to 247,096. Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours we have 21 new deaths from coronavirus. A total of 3,148 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 669 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 285 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 40, Imereti - 119, Kvemo Kartli - 41, Shida Kartli - 23, Guria - 16, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 79, Kakheti - 49, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 6, Samtskhe-Javakheti-10, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 1", - stated Sichinava.