PANAJI: Goa’s case positivity rate on Sunday stood at 2.6% with 120 new Covid-19 infections reported and two deaths. Active cases fell to 1,562, which was similar to the situation on March 31 before the state saw a spike in cases.
Two persons aged 72 and 81 from Orlim and Pernem passed away at the South Goa district hospital and Goa Medical College (GMC), respectively. The 72 year old woman with hypertension, heart disease, anaemia and hepatitis B died after 20 days of hospitalisation. She was admitted there nearly 10 days after testing positive.
The 81-year-old man had COPD and TB and died of severe bilateral Covid pneumonia after four days of treatment at GMC. He was hospitalised five days after testing positive.
Goa reported 15 new hospitalisations and 15 discharges. A total of 105 persons were home isolated and 219 recovered. The recovery rate is at 97.25%.
Although the state’s case positivity rate on Sunday was 2.6%, the state’s weekly positivity rate is higher.
South Goa’s positivity rate is 3.54% and North Goa’s 3.47%. Majority of the cases were detected via rapid antigen testing. Margao and Cortalim heath centres are the only two with active cases in three digits. Margao has 127 and Cortalim 100 followed by Ponda with 86, Siolim with 79 and Panaji with 76.
