PANAJI: Goa’s Covid-19 toll rose by two on Monday after a 55-year-old man from Ponda and a 47-year-old woman from Dabolim died at Goa Medical College (GMC). The man suffered from alcoholic liver disease with cirrhosis, whereas the woman had diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis.
Mortalities touched 724 with two deaths, while the state’s tally of active cases dropped to 941 with 79 more people testing positive and 108 cured.
As many as 97 patients chose home isolation and 29 were hospitalised. The case positivity rate was pegged at 7%, and the recovery rate was 97%.
On Monday, the caseload of Porvorim, Chimbel, Ponda and Vasco increased slightly, while that of Margao and Quepem dropped marginally.
Community health centres at Valpoi, Cansarvanem and Mayem in North Goa have the least number of cases.
Mayem on Monday had just two cases while Valpoi and Cansarvanem had eight cases each.
Tally of all other centres in North Goa barring Porvorim and Panaji fell below 50.
In South Goa, the health centres at Dharbandora and Marcaim on Monday had the lowest caseload.