Abkhazia sees spike of new COVID-19 cases

Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia recorded 59 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day after 305 people were tested.

A total of 117 patients are now under treatment at Gudauta hospital, 62 with severe COVID-19.

The region has so far registered 4,831 cases, 3,061 recoveries, and 56 deaths.