More recoveries than new cases of Covid-19 in Georgia over the last few days

By Nika Gamtsemlidze

Monday, December 21

Since the beginning of pandemic, total of 2094 people died in Georgia

There are 26,077 active cases of Covid-19 in Georgia

Over the weekend, a total of 4635 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Georgia. Compared to the last few weeks, the number has decreased significantly. However, health experts are saying that people should continue following restrictions, in order to stabilize the situation.

Out of these cases, 2904 were reported on Saturday 19 Dec, and 1731 yesterday, on Sunday 20 Dec. Tbilisi is still leading with daily reported cases. As for recoveries, 8915 people have recovered in total over the weekend. Out of these, 4599 recovered on Saturday, and 4316 on Sunday.

On Saturday, there were 18824 tests taken in the country, out of these 9506 were fast tests on antigen, and 9318 were regular PCR tests. On Sunday, 9812 tests were taken, 4869 on antigen, and 4943 regular PCR tests.

In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, Georgia has reported 208,638 Covid-19 cases. In total, 180,441 people have recovered.

As for active cases in the country, the number of cases stands at 26,077. 6654 people are currently hospitalized 19721 are in so-called Covid-hotels. 1104 people are in severe condition, out of which 417 are on ventilation.

The virus started spreading faster in Georgia over the last few months. At its peak, the daily number of reported cases were between 4,000-5,000. To limit the spread of the virus, the government of Georgia has recently adopted several restrictions. As of now, public transportation in the country is not working, bars and restaurants are closed and are working on delivery services only.

The government is planning to lift some of the restrictions starting on December 24 temporarily for several days because of the Christmas and New Year’s season.

However, a few health experts hold that lifting restrictions would increase mobility significantly and would make the situation a lot worse. Government officials have yet not made any official statements regarding the lifting of the restrictions for the holiday season.