PANAJI: In the last two days 465 people tested positive in Goa, with 265
cases detected during the last 24 hours, pushing the tally of active cases to 1,715. Thursday saw a 23% rise in new infections, while the case
positivity rate rose to 10%.
The mortality count rose to 832 with a death of a 46-year-old male from Taleigao who had multiple comorbidities, including liver cirrhosis.
The day saw 24 patients getting hospitalised and 58 home-isolated, with the number of people needing hospitalisation having doubled over the
past few days.
In the last few days, from among those who travelled into Goa 10 people tested positive, with two cases detected on Thursday.
The individual tally of Panaji and
Margao is inching closer to 200 and have the highest caseload as compared to
other centres.
An official from the
health department said they are expecting a further rise in infections in Panaji and Margao, and they would likely breach the 200-mark in the next two to three days.
The caseload of centres at Vasco, Ponda, Porvorim, and Candolim has been over 100, and on Thursday the combined tally was 531.
“When Goa saw Covid-19 infections rising in June 2020 and an outbreak was reported at Mangor Hill, Vasco, it was soon declared a containment zone, but within a few days more cases were detected in other parts of the port town,” a health official said.
However, in second phase of the pandemic, he said the rise in infections has been in Panaji and Margao.
The official said the situation could worsen in Ponda, Porvorim, Vasco and Candolim, where the numbers are growing at an alarming rate.
“Unless people strictly adhere to the mandatory
Covid SOPs, places that are more populated and having more commercial activities will see a spike in infections in the days to come,” he said.
The health official also said that Chimbel, Siolim, Aldona, Sankhali and Mapusa need to be watched closely as a slow but steady rise is being witnessed.