PANAJI: Goa’s mortality count shot up to 704 on Wednesday with two deaths. Two men — a 50-year-old from Miramar and a 68-year-old from Ponda — succumbed to the virus. Both had more than one comorbid conditions. The 50-year-old man also suffered from chronic kidney disease.
As many as 132 patients were declared cured and 101 fresh cases of Covid-19 were detected during the day. With recoveries exceeding new cases, the count of active cases fell to 1,276.
Total of 37 patients were hospitalised and 90 opted to be home isolated.
The state’s positivity rate dropped to 6% and recovery rate remained steady at 96 %. For over two weeks the state’s recovery rate has hovered between 95% and 96%.
A total of 47,056 patients have been cured since March and the tally of cases has touched 49,036 in the last nine months.
The caseload of the Panaji urban health centre dropped to 64 while that of Porvorim rose to 82 with two new cases found. The Chimbel primary health centre and Mapusa urban health centre also witnessed a drop in new cases, and their caseload went below 50.
Margao urban health centre reported 13 new cases whereas Ponda witnessed a drop. Margao’s caseload rose to 117 while that of Ponda fell to 67. The centres at Canacona, Vasco, Cansaulim and Cortalim have slightly more cases, but their individual tally is between 50 to 70.