Number of Covid-19 cases increases in Tbilisi, situation in Adjara improves
By Nika Gamtsemlidze
Monday, October 12
Over the weekend, 1042 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Georgia. As the official data indicates, the situation is getting better in the Adjara region of Georgia, while the number of cases in Tbilisi is increasing significantly.
The number of people dying as a result of the complications because of the Covid-19 is increasing as well.
Over the weekend, only in Tbilisi, 419 cases were reported, out of which, 222 was reported on Saturday and 194 on Sunday. In total, there have been 11794 cases reported in Georgia, and 6327 have recovered.
According to one of the leaders of the Hospital for infectious Diseases Marina Endeladze, on Sunday, 194 cases were reported in Tbilisi, 172 in Adjara region of Georgia, 117 in Imereti.
According to statement of the Health Ministry of Adjara, at least two people have died in the region from the virus.
At the moment, 5590 people are in quarantine mode, and 836 are under hospital supervision. 1393 people are being treated at so-called Covid Hotels.
It was reported yesterday that 30 out of 32 members of the youth team of the Rustavi folk ensemble Tutarchela, including the head of the ensemble, were tested positive for Covid-19. The infected are being treated in Tbilisi clinics and hospices. The first case of coronavirus transmission among members of the ensemble was recorded on 3 October. According to Tamar Buadze, the head of Tutarchela, the infected have weak symptoms of the disease.
The first case of the Covid-19 was reported in Georgia in February. For most part, the virus did not spread around the country, however, recently, the number of people infected with the virus has increased significantly.
