CANACONA
Amid fears of a spike in Covid cases with the ongoing Chaturthi festival, 14 fresh cases were detected on Monday even as 70 recoveries were reported. The active cases in the taluka have now dropped below 50 at 43.
Loliem-Polem topped the list of fresh infections with six cases, Poinguinim and the Canacona municipal areas recorded three cases each, while Shrishthal found two cases that made up for the 14 cases logged on Monday in the taluka.
With 70 recoveries recorded, the taluka has 43 active cases. Mostly reported from Loliem-Polem, Poinguinim and Canacona Municipal areas, the total cases stand at 3,610 so far in Canacona taluka.
It may be recalled that a surge in positive cases, traced mostly in Loliem-Polem village, has put the taluka at high risks with the ongoing festivities, even as authorities stepped in to notify three residential areas at Pedem, Agas and Shelim (in Loliem-Polem) as Micro-Containment Zones, until September 19, 23 and 2, respectively.
With these three active Micro-Containment Zones and related neighbourhood's Buffer Zones, 37 Micro-Containment Zones are notified in Canacona so far.
On September 4, the active cases had reached 97 and on September 9, the highest active count of 74 cases at any Health Centre across the State.
