PANAJI: With two casualties reported on Saturday, Goa’s Covid-19 toll rose to 747. A 58-year-old man from Goa Velha and a 65-year-old woman from Curchorem succumbed to the virus at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim.
The man suffered from alcoholic liver disease, while the woman had hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as comorbidities.
The state reported 81 fresh cases and 89 recoveries, taking the tally of active cases to 866. The case positivity rate was at 4% with 2,207 swab tests done during the day, while the recovery rate touched 97%
As many as 36 patients were hospitalised and 73 isolated at home.
Caseload of the centres at Margao and Panaji that have comparatively higher cases went below 50. The primary health centre at Cansarvanem which reported nil cases on Friday, detected one case during the day.
Ponda and Margao’s tally rose marginally to 61 and 102 respectively.
Meanwhile, the North Goa magistrate de-notified the premises of Hotel Ansh in Calangute, Ocean Wellness Resort, Sangolda and Hotel Shubhankar near Karmali railway station as paid
covid care centres with effect from December 31, 2020.