Goa sees youngest Covid-19 death as Chimbel man, 29, succumbs

PANAJI: The state saw its youngest Covid-19 death on Monday after a 29-year-old man from Indiranagar, Chimbel, succumbed to the infection at the Covid-ESI hospital in Margao.
The man, whose death saw the state’s toll rise to 23, suffered from chronic kidney disease and was admitted to the hospital a week ago. He was later moved to the intensive care unit (ICU), and his condition deteriorated over the past two days, a doctor said. He is the second person from Chimbel to die of Covid — on Sunday, a 67-year-old man too succumbed to the virus.

Meanwhile, the state’s active count rose to 1,469 on Monday, with 196 new infections detected. However, 143 persons were declared cured and discharged. North Goa saw a rise in cases, with Sakhali reporting 19 new infections.
Health official Dr Ulhas Dessai told TOI that most of the new cases reported were contacts of those who tested positive over the past few days. “All persons who tested positive on Monday have been sent to quarantine centres, and other measures have been taken,” he said.
Mapusa also saw 11new cases. Also, a person in Parra who arrived from Gujarat a few days ago tested positive on Monday. Her family members have been quarantined.
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A pharmacy in Mapusa town was shut down after a staffer, resident of Sakhali, tested positive. Other staffers will be tested on Tuesday. With the new cases, Mapusa’s tally rose to 51.
In nearby Cunchelim, 8 new cases were detected.
Other areas in North Goa that witnessed a rise are Pernem, Candolim, Colvale and Porvorim, which has seen 26 cases in a week. A health official said that the new cases involve a hotelier and his employees.
“His employees live in Panaji in his hotel premises, but he brought them to Porvorim for testing after he tested positive,” the official said. He also rubbished rumours that some bakers in Porvorim have tested positive. “It’s not true,” he said. The official said that the Porvorim cases are emerging from three different housing complexes in the area.
In Salvador do Mundo, a person working in a bakery tested positive, and all his contacts have been traced and tested.
Meanwhile in South Goa, cases in Vasco and Cortalim continued to rise. As many as 21 new cases were detected in various parts of Vasco, while Cortalim reported 44 cases.
Other areas that reported new cases include Curtorim, Loutolim, Dharbandora, Ponda Cansaulim, Margao and Canacona. Five new cases were detected in the jurisdiction of the Curtorim primary health centre (PHC).