Georgia: Coronavirus cases reach 517

Six more people have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Georgia, taking the total number to 517 as of April 29.

A total of 168 have recovered from the illness while six others died, Report informs citing the official website of the Georgian government.

The country has placed up 5,153 people under quarantine, 549 under stationary control.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China’s Hubei province, and the virus has spread to 210 countries and territories since then.

To date, COVID-19 cases have reached 3,140,285 globally, resulting in 959,630 recoveries and 218,028 deaths.

On February 11, the WHO officially named the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as COVID-19, and on March 11, declared it a pandemic.