Goa: With 164 new Covid cases, positivity rate falls to 3.6%

PANAJI: For the third consecutive day, the state’s daily Covid-19 infections have remained under the 200-mark and case positivity rate stayed under the five percent mark. Sunday saw 164 new infections and a case positivity rate of 3.6 percent.
Goa is among 586 districts that reported a weekly district- wise test positivity rate of below five percent between June 27 and July 3.
The weekly test positivity rate for South Goa was 4.9 percent and for North Goa, 4.58 percent.
Of the positive cases, 71 percent in South Goa and 58 percent in North Goa were detected using rapid antigen tests (RAT) while 29 percent in south Goa and 42 percent in north Goa were detected through RT-PCR testing.
However, four persons succumbed to Covid-19 over the past 24 hours — three at GMC and one at the Valpoi health centre.
All the four deceased were between the age group 52-62.
A 52-year-old man from Sattari with no comorbid conditions died of Covid pneumonia within 30 minutes of reaching the Valpoi health centre. He was tested for Covid after he reached the hospital.
Another 52-year old man from Valpoi with diabetes, hypertension and cirrhosis passed away at GMC after four days of hospitalisation. He tested positive on June 30 and had complained of symptoms eight days prior.
In another case, a 54-year-old woman from Sawantwadi with diabetes and hypertension also succumbed to Covid pneumonia at GMC after 10 days of hospitalisation. She was tested for Covid four days after hospitalisation and complained of symptoms 11 days prior to being admitted.
A 62-year-old man with hypertension from Pernem died a day after hospitalisation at GMC. He had tested positive on June 18 and complained of symptoms 20 days prior.
The state’s current count of active cases stands at 2,087, similar to the situation seen in the first week of April.
Fifteen persons were hospitalised over the past 24 hours and 20 were discharged. A total of 149 were put under home isolation and 202 recovered. The recovery rate stands at 97 percent.