Panaji: Active
Covid cases in the state have remained under the 1,000-mark for 12 days now. Daily new infections, too, haven’t crossed 100 for a week.
On Monday, Goa reported the lowest number of infections in six months, with just 40 cases. All Covid care centres in the state except the one at Fatorda have been closed, as those who test positive for Covid-19 either opt for home isolation or are admitted in hospitals.
The last of the patients at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium at Taleigao-Bambolim were discharged on December 19.
“The centre is closed now and the staff has gone, but the infrastructure is still in place. If we get a second wave or if need be, we can activate it at any time,” a government official said.
From over 200 admissions at the centre during the peak of the pandemic, the admissions were reduced to only five over a 20-day period last month.
Hospitals too have experienced a decline in patients, but private hospitals cannot divert the beds without an order from the government.