Panaji: After a dip in new Covid-19 infections for two days, Goa reported 112 cases on Monday. With one death and recoveries exceeding new cases, the tally of active cases dropped to 1,029.
The state though reported more than double the cases vis-à-vis Sunday, its case positivity rate remained at 7%, three points more than on Saturday.
A senior doctor said that if cases are rising, it is due to sociological reasons. “All activities have started in full swing, but safety norms are not followed. People need to sanitise hands, wear masks and maintain social distancing even when among friends and family at social events,” he said.
The Covid-19 mortality count shot up to 708 on Monday with the death of a 42-year-old woman from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The woman had a comorbidity, pancytopenia, the condition in which a person’s body has too few red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. She died after undergoing treatment for eight days.
Monday saw 26 patients admitted to the
hospital, while 112 chose to be home isolated. Margao urban
health centre witnessed a jump in infections, with 34 new cases. With it tally rose to 153, which for several days hovered between 100 to 130 cases.
Other centres in South Goa that reported marginal rise in cases were Curchorem, Quepem and Ponda.