The director of Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital, Tengiz Tsertsvadze, confirmed an average of 300 new daily COVID-19 cases in Georgia over the last week, with a 7-8% increase in positive cases.
He clarified that hospitalizations have also risen, but mortality rates remain low.
Concerns are rising about the potential arrival of the Omicron EG subvariant, or "Eris," in Georgia.
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the nation has recorded an excess of 1.8mn confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in no less than 17,000 fatalities directly attributed to the disease.
Earlier, Daryo reported that neighboring Armenia had confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two weeks, which is eight more than the previous 14-day period. In Armenia, the government provides healthcare through public and private facilities, with a universal healthcare system.
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