Goa: At 545, active Covid cases lowest since February

PANAJI: New daily Covid-19 infections dropped to 34 with testing also dropping to 2,566, the lowest number of samples tested in months. Nil Covid deaths were reported.
The weekly district positivity rate is 1.82% for North Goa and 1.35% for South Goa for the week October 7 to 23. Forty-six percent of the positives in North Goa and 64% of the positives in South Goa were detected through Rapid Antigen Testing and the rest through RT-PCR testing.
Active cases dropped to 545, the lowest count since February.
Four persons were hospitalised and 30 opted for home isolation.
Margao has the highest number of active cases at 65 followed by Panaji with 50, Chimbel with 28, Chinchinim and Canacona with 27 each, Candolim with 24, Siolim, Porvorim and Ponda with 23 each, Vasco with 21 and Curtorim with 20 cases.
The other health centres have under 20 cases each.