According to the information published on Stopcov.ge, within the intensive testing, 18,662 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, including 9,952 tests with antigen tests and 8,710 PCR tests.
As a result of the testing, 1,089 new confirmed cases of virus infection 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 is 321,919.
As for the positive rate, as of May 8, the daily rate of positive is 5.84%, for the last 14 days - 5.98%, and for 7 days - 6.55%.
In the last 24 hours, 1,489 people have recovered from the virus, and the total number of people recovered has increased to 300,989.
There have been 18 new cases of coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours. A total of 4,281 people have died from the virus since the pandemic spread.
Out of 1,089 new cases of infection detected in the country today: 607 cases were detected in Tbilisi, Adjara - 102, Imereti - 108, Kvemo Kartli - 82, Shida Kartli - 24, Guria - 22, Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti - 83, Kakheti - 23, Mtskheta-Mtianeti - 25, Samtskhe-Javakheti - 7, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti - 6.
Currently, there are 16,623 active cases of infection, of which: 4,386 people are treated in hospitals, including 2,514 in Tbilisi hospitals, 499 in Adjara, 461 in Imereti. At this stage, 909 people are seriously ill, including 479 in Tbilisi, Adjara. - 86, in Imereti -116. There are 189 people on artificial respiration, 128 of them in Tbilisi, 8 in Adjara, 15 in Imereti. 812 people are accommodated in clinical hotels, including 433 in Tbilisi and 348 in Adjara. 11,425 people are undergoing treatment for the virus at home.
72 people are placed in quarantine areas, including 63 in Tbilisi and 7 in Adjara.
A total of 24,622 people were transferred from the state border to quarantine areas from October 6 to May 8.
At this stage, 32,261 people are in self-isolation, including 24,757 people in Tbilisi, 1,946 in Adjara and 1,157 in Imereti.
