First cases of Delta plus variant confirmed in Georgia. Such a statement made today the Deputy Head of National Center for Decease Control.

“Georgia has reported two cases of Delta plus variant of coronavirus earlier today, while 40-50% of the 3,666 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours had contracted the Delta variant. Both the Delta and Delta plus variants were first detected in India. They are more transmissible, bind more easily to lung cells and are more resistant to therapies”, - added Paata Imnadze.