04/04/2020 13:48
Georgia Reports the First Coronavirus Death, Number of Cases Rises to 157
The first case of death due to the new coronavirus has been reported in Georgia.
"The deceased was a 79-year-old patient from the Marneuli-Bolnisi cluster," Levan Ratiani, the Director of the First University Clinic, told reporters on Saturday.
He added that the patient had other severe diseases along with COVID-19, Georgia Today reports.
The number of cases of coronavirus infection has increased to 157 in Georgia. The information has been posted on the government-run website stopcov.ge.
5526 people are in quarantine and 344 under examination in hospitals.
28 out of 157 people have recovered and one has died.