Georgia sees record jump in coronavirus cases
Georgia has reported a record 165 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, of which 109 were registered in the Adjara region of Georgia, 81 had contact with infected individuals and four cases are 'imported', said Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia.
Currently five critical and 30 patients in severe condition are undergoing treatment at Covid centres, Agenda.ge reported.
Meanwhile, only one individual recovered in Georgia within the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 1,370.
Ezugbaia said that the reason the coronavirus spread in Gori and in the village of Matani is a wedding with 100 guests.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia announced that Matani will not be placed under lockdown, however the checkpoints of the police and tents offering coronavirus testing were set up at the entrance and exit of the village. Every citizen entering or leaving Matani is subjected to on-site thermoscreening and testing.