Georgia has detected 998 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection, and the number of infected reached 252,972.
A total of 1,892 people recovered, with the total number hitting 62,06.
The virus claimed 16 lives in the past 24 hours, and the number of the death toll equaled 240,629.
Georgia observed the first case of the novel coronavirus infection on February 26, 2020.
The World Health Organization declared the pandemic on March 11.
The pneumonia-causing infection outbreak began in China in December 2019.
On January 21, 2020, China confirmed the virus's human-to-human transmission and declared a quarantine in its two cities.
