824 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed within the last 24 hours. It was announced by Berdia Sichinava, Deputy Head of the Task Force operating at the Inter-Agency Coordination Council at a press-briefing held today at the Government Administration.

“4 811 tests have been administered nation-wide within the past 24 hours, out of which 2 480 were antigen based and 2 331 PCR tests.

The total number of infected reached 209 462 since the detection of the first case of COVID 19 in the country. 4 227 individuals have recovered of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours, while the total number of recoveries has increased to 184 668. Unfortunately, 46 individuals have died of the virus in the last 24 hour. Total death toll has reached 2 140 since the outbreak.

Out of 824 new cases confirmed today in the country: 333 cases were detected in Tbilisi, 84 - in Adjara, 111 - in Imereti, 67 - in Kvemo Kartli, 78 - in Shida Kartli, 23 - in Guria, 41 - in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, 35 - in Kakheti, 35 - in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, 17 - in Samtskhe-Javakheti and 0 - in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti.

At present, active cases of current viral infection is 22 628, out of which: 6 627 individuals are treated at hospitals, out of which 2 903 are stationed in Tbilisi, 747 - in Adjara and 1 347 - in Imereti.

Acute health conditions are experienced in the case of 1 094 patients, out of which 526 are based in Tbilisi, 133 - in Adjara, and 236 - in Imereti. Lung ventilators are used in the case of 430 patients with acute health conditions, out of which 219 are stationed in Tbilisi, 40 - in Adjara and , 63 - in Imereti.

1 824 individuals are placed at clinical hotels, out of which 690 are based in Tbilisi, 800 - in Adjara and 123 - in Imereti. 14 177 individuals are treated at home. 489 individuals are placed at quarantine spaces, out of which 221 are based in Tbilisi, 141 - in Adjara and 7 - in Imereti.

20 741 individuals in total have been transported from the sovereign border of Georgia to quarantine spaces in the period of October 6 through December 20.

Currently, 42 292 individuals are self-isolated, out of which 18 992 individuals are based in Tbilisi, 5 187 - in Adjara and 6 088 - in Imereti”, - said Berdia Sichinava.