9 dead and more than 220 recovered – updates on Coronavirus in Georgia
By Nika Gamtsemlidze
Monday, May 4
Over the weekend, the number of people infected by the coronavirus has surpassed 590, with 9 dead and more than 220 recovered. Among the infected are doctors.
The 9th deceased was treated in the intensive care unit of the First University Clinic. In a telephone conversation with the main channel, the director of the clinic, Levan Ratiani, said the deceased was a woman in her 60s who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute pneumonia and acute sepsis after infection. According to him, the patient has been treated in their clinic for more than three weeks.
According to Lali Turdzeladze, Clinical Director of the First University Clinic, the 9th patient who died due to complications of the Coronavirus in Georgia is the mother of an infected athlete whose case was reported a few weeks ago. According to her, she was suffering from chronic diseases and was in a critical situation from the beginning of the infection.
People of all ages can be infected with the novel Coronavirus, however, older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions are more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus. COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or other surfaces.
The virus has originally spread from the Wuhan region of china, where it has infected more than 80,000 people. The virus quickly spread around the world and as of now its cases have been reported in most of the countries around the world.
