Georgia reports 872 new cases of coronavirus, 18 deaths

According to stopcov.ge, as part of the intensive testing, 18,331 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 15,623 antigen tests and 2,708 PCR tests.

As a result of the testing, new new cases of the virus were detected 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 1,640,550.

As of March 16, the daily rate of positive is 4.76%, for the last 14 days - 10.19% and for 7 days - 6.61%.

In the last 24 hours, 913 people recovered from the virus, bringing the total to 1,594,924. 18 deaths from coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours. A total of 16,630 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.

Out of 872 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 414 cases were reported in Tbilisi, Adjara - 27, Imereti - 107, Kvemo Kartli - 33, Shida Kartli - 42, Guria - 60, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 84, Kakheti - 61, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 21, Samtskhe-Javakheti - 9, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 14.

The number of active cases amounts to 28 970.