PANAJI: After seven Covid-19 related deaths were reported over the past four days, no
mortalities were reported on Saturday.
Fresh coronavirus
infections also dropped from 100 to 61 and the positivity rate came down to 3.8% with
testing dropping by 224 as only 1,588 samples were tested.
On Saturday, 15 persons were hospitalised across the state for coronavirus while 60 opted for home isolation.
Meanwhile active cases in Goa rose to 598.
New infections were reported in Candolim, Porvorim, Margao, Vasco, Curchorem, Canacona, Cortalim, Curtorim, Sanguem, Dharbandora, Navelim, Panaji, Aldona, Candolim, Porvorim and Siolim. No travelers have tested positive for Covid-19.
A total of 50 persons recovered over the past 24 hours with the recovery rate currently at 97.5%.
Friday had seen a worrying spurt in cases which rose by 40% and the positivity rate had risen to 5.5% from the 1,813 samples that were tested. It was also the first time that new infections touched 100 after three weeks and the first time in three weeks that testing of samples was at its highest at 1,813.