PANAJI
Goa recorded 52 Covid related deaths, the highest single day Covid count till date, raising the state’s Covid victim count to 1,274. All these deaths occurred between Saturday and Sunday.
Of these, 29 deaths were recorded at Goa Medical College and Hospital, 17 at South Goa District Hospital, three were brought dead and two died at North Goa District Hospital and one passed away at ESI Covid Hospital. A total of 20 deceased patients did not have any comorbid conditions and 10 patients lost their lives within 24 hours of being admitted at the hospital. While the youngest deceased were two 36 year-olds, the oldest was aged 81 years.
A total of 2,030 new cases of Covid-19 were detected from among the 4,794 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The active Covid count stands at 24,607 even as the Health Department continues to repeat its assurance of creating more Covid beds and ventilation facilities across the state. The daily positivity rate climbed back to 42.3 per cent.
