Goa’s weekly positivity rate above 10%

PANAJI: Goa features among 198 districts throughout the country with weekly positivity rate higher than 10%, when data between May 30 and June 5 was analysed. Testing in the state has been largely rapid antigen rather than the gold standard for Covid-19 testing
The Union ministry of health and family welfare pegged South Goa’s positivity rate at 19.23% and North Goa’s at 14.73% for the week. It also revealed that Covid-19 testing in South Goa was predominantly rapid antigen testing. As many as 63% of the tests conducted in South Goa were rapid antigen tests and only 37% were RT-PCR tests.
In North Goa, the ministry has stated that 50% of the tests are antigen and 50% RT-PCR.