PANAJI: New Covid-19 infections fell to 29 as testing also dropped over the weekend. Active cases now stand at 515, the lowest since February. No Covid-19 deaths were reported.
Goa’s weekly district case positivity rate for the week October 18 to 24 is 1.6% for North Goa and 1.3% for South Goa. 48% of the positive cases in North Goa and 62% in South Goa were detected through rapid antigen testing and the rest via the goldstandard RT-PCR testing.
Three persons were hospitalised and 26 opted for home isolation. One person was discharged and 59 recovered over the past 24 hours.
Margao has the highest active Covid-19 cases with63 followed by Panaji with 41, Chimbel with 28, Ponda with 25, Canacona, Chinchinim and Siolim with 24 each, Porvorim with 23 and Vasco and Candolim with 20 each. The rest of the health centres have under 20 active cases each.
Marcaim has nil Covid cases. Navelim and Loutolim have seven each, Curcohrem four, Sanguem and Cansaulim three each, Dharbandora and Cansarvanemtwo each and Mayem one.
Meanwhile, the Covid swab centre has shifted from the Fatorda stadium to the new South Goa district hospital. The centre is open for rapid antigen testing and RT-PCR testing between 8am and 8pm.
