PANAJI: After more than three weeks of staying below the 100-mark, new
Covid infections rose by 40% on Friday with
100 new
cases. The positivity rate climbed to 5.5% and three deaths were reported over the past 24 hours.
An 89-year-old from Mapusa with comorbidities passed away with bilateral Covid pneumonia after three weeks of admission at the GMC, Bambolim. A woman aged 72 from Agasaim developed severe bilateral Covid pneumonia after five days in hospital. An 81-year-old man from Mormugaoalso developed bilateral Covid pneumonia and passed away due to septic shock after almost two weeks at the GMC.
Active cases that breached the 500-mark on Thursday are now inching towards 600 with 587 active infections reported. Another 27 persons were hospitalised and 46 opted for home isolation.
The state’s recovery rate fell to 97.5%, with 41 having recovered over the past 24 hours.