Samtskhe-Javakheti, a region in southern Georgia, reported its first coronavirus case in a young man from the village of Akhaldaba, Jnews reported, citing Rustavi-2 TV.

The man in his 30s is a customs officer and has supposedly been in contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

He had visited his parents from Tbilisi several days before being diagnosed with the disease, the source said.

The man has been taken to the quarantine location in Bakuriani. The circle of his contacts is being identified, the media outlet said.

His family members, as well as six people who have had contact with him have been quarantined, acting Borjomi Mayor Davit Zaalishvili said, adding one of the infected man’s family members was taken to the Borjomi center for fever patients on 15 April, but tested negative for the virus.

Georgia confirmed 336 cases of coronavirus on Thursday. 74 of the 336 patients have recovered, while three others have died from the disease.