PANAJI
The daily Covid positivity rate spiked once again in the state with the Directorate of Health Services recording 265 new cases of Covid-19 from among the 2,057 samples tested on Sunday. The positivity rate rose to 12.88 per cent.
The active Covid count of Goa breached the 2,000-mark and is currently at 2,077. The total confirmed Covid cases in the state now stand at 59,068.
Primary Health Centre Porvorimnow tops the list of health centres with the highest active Covid cases under its jurisdiction. PHC Porvorim presently has 207 active cases while Urban Health Centre Margao has 206 active cases under it.
UHC Panaji is monitoring 199 active cases while PHC Ponda with 185 active cases and PHC Candolim with 152 cases continue to be among the health centres monitoring a high number of active cases. UHC Vasco (129) and UHC Cortalim (104) are also among the health centres with over 100 active cases under them.
One Covid related death was also recorded on Sunday in the mortality bulletin raising the total Covid victim count of the state to 835.
The deceased was a 66-year-old man from Ponda who passed away at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim.
“The patient was referred to GMC in view of persistent dyspnea despite treatment and the patient having low oxygen saturation. The Rapid Antigen Test on admission at GMC was positive for covid infection. Despite optimum treatment the patient succumbed to the infection,” the DHS has stated.
Lukewarm weekend
response for vax
PANAJI: Total 1,219 persons were vaccinated in Goa on Sunday of which 1,129 received their first dose and 90 the second one. Although vaccination centers are operational even on weekends as well as public holidays, people’s response has been lukewarm. Hardly 44 people received vaccine jabs at the vaccination center at GMC Hospital although the center was open all through the day.
