PANAJI: Three Covid-19-related deaths were reported on Tuesday taking the cumulative mortality to 710. Tuesday saw a total of 92 new cases and 124 recoveries, which took the active cases in the state to 995. It is for the first in five months that the active tally has dropped below 1,000.
Twelve of the new cases detected were among travellers to the state.
Of the three mortalities, a 57-year-old female from Vasco with diabetes and hypertension passed away within an hour of arrival at Goa Medical College (GMC). She had developed Covid pneumonia and died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome .
She was receiving treatment at a private hospital for the past five days.
“The patient was transferred from a private hospital in South Goa where she was admitted from December 10. She was symptomatic from December 7,” dean Goa Medical College and head of Covid hospitals in the state, Dr S Bandekar, said. “Since her condition worsened she was shifted to GMC for further management,” he said.
Two other patients passed away, one each at GMC and Manipal Hospital.
A 75-year-old male from Cuncolim with hypertension, diabetes and history of a stroke developed Covid pneumonia and died of acute respiratory syndrome and septic shock after 20 days of treatment at GMC.
A 79-year-old man from Bicholim with diabetes, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease passed away after 15 days of treatment at Manipal hospital. After developing Covid pneumonia, he died as a result of acute respiratory syndrome and septic shock.
A total of 70 patients opted for home isolation and 45 were hospitalised. The state’s recovery rate stands at 96.5%.
The Margao urban health centre continues to be the only health centre with more than 100 active positive cases.
AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria on Sunday said the virus is likely to return and infect a large number of people if people let their guard down and if super spreading events are promoted. Speaking via videoconferencing at the Manohar Parrikar Vidnyan Mahotsav he advised people to be very careful for the next few months and have aggressive Covid-appropriate behaviour.