CANACONA
According to Canacona Health Officer Dr Vandana Desai, a pregnant woman and man who returned from Hyderabad tested positive on Tuesday.
TWO NEW CASES
# A pregnant woman from Agondatested positive and her husband’s test result is awaited
# A man from MastImol who returned from Hyderabad and had tested negative in the earlier tests has now tested positive after 8 days
# There are 44 active cases now in Canacona
A pregnant woman from Agonda tested positive and her husband who works outside the taluka has also been tested and his test result is awaited.
In the second case, a man from MastImol who returned from Hyderabad and had tested negative in the earlier tests has now tested positive after eight days.
The overall count of Covid cases has reached 110 and with several discharges/recoveries, there are 44 active cases in Canacona,” said Dr Desai.
Reacting to reports that tests had not been conducted nor were swab samples collected during the weekend, Dr Desai clarified that the required tests were conducted on all days at the CHC.
To another query, the CHC health officer said taluka authorities were yet to decide on finalising a Covid care centre in Canacona.
“We had conducted a joint inspection of premises for the proposed Covid care centre in Canacona, but nothing has been heard after that,” said Dr Desai.
