PANAJI
The daily positivity rate of Covid cases in the state touched 20 per cent once again on Sunday with 525 new cases being detected from among the 2,505 samples tested.
The active Covid cases in the state now stand at 4,322. Correspondingly, the recovery rate in the state has dropped to 91.70 per cent.
Urban Health Centre Margao with 438 active cases and Primary Health Centre with 437 active cases are presently monitoring the highest number of active cases in the state followed by PHC Ponda (335), UHC Panaji (311), PHC Candolim (299), PHC Cortalim (272) and UHC Vasco(206).
Two more Covid-related deaths were recorded in the mortality bulletin of the Health Department. The deceased persons include a 66-year-old man from Ponda and a 73-year-old man from Porvorim, both of whom died at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim. The Covid victim count of the state now stands at 848.
In its bulletin, the Directorate of Health Services informed that the patient who expired from Ponda was admitted with primary diagnosis of congestive cardiac failure with an underlying ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Meanwhile, the Covid vaccination drive in the state is picking up pace under the Tika Utsav, the ongoing national mass vaccination drive with a total of 15,930 being vaccinated since Saturday.
On Sunday, vaccination camps were held at 16 panchayats including Pilerne where 338 beneficiaries received the first dose of the vaccine, Penha de Franca (312), Socorro (270), Pirna (237), Thane in Sattari (297), Nagargao (307), Nachinola(181), Morjim (297), Narve (168), Oxel (218), Merces (452), Korgao (242), Pale (340), Mencurem (163), Poinguinim (300)and Cumbarjua (219).
A total of 4,341 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Sunday under the special efforts made by the Goa government by roping in panchayat areas as a part of the Tika Utsav along with 3,848 beneficiaries vaccinated at various government health centres and private hospitals.
