PANAJI
Eight more people succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday taking Goa’s death toll to 276. As per the unofficially released mortality bulletin, five of the eight deaths occurred at Goa Medical College and Hospital, two at ESI Covid Hospital in Margao and one at a SMRC Hospital in Vasco.
555 positive cases from 1,850 test reports were received on Friday.All the eight deceased patients suffered from comorbid conditions. A 79-year-old man from Panaji, a 46-year-old man from Parra in Bardez, a 44-year-old woman from Quepem, a 74 year-old man from Margao, a 41 year-old man from Vasco, a 45-year-old man from Agacaim and a 63-year-old from Priol-Ponda lost their lives to the infection in the last 48 hours. A 53-year-old woman from Ponda expired at SMRC Hospital.
The total number of confirmed cases in Goa now stands at 23,445 out of which 18,065 have recovered. Out of the total 5,104 active cases, 394 are under home isolation.
Bardez sees sudden spike in cases, over 130 test positive
MAPUSA: A sudden spike in daily Covid cases was reported on Friday in Bardez, with over 130 persons testing positive.
Candolim Primary Health Centre (PHC) saw 43 new cases, bulk of them coming from Pilerne Industrial Estate.“Most of these cases are from the working class who are employed in different companies in the industrial estate. They stay together, sometimes five to eight in a room and use common toilet. They transmit the virus to one another,” said Dr Roshan Nazareth, Health Officer of Candolim PHC.
Out of 43 new cases reported in Candolim PHC, 33 cases were from the Pilerne Industrial Estate.
According to the health officer, 12 persons tested positive in Pilerne, 10 in Saligao, seven in Reis Magos six in Sangolda, four in Calangute and two each in Nerul and Arpora.
There was a spurt in positive cases in the jurisdiction of Mapusa Urban Health Centre too, with 38 persons reporting with the infection.
Mapusa UHC Health Officer Dr Cheryl de Souza informed that 13 persons tested positive in Khorlim, five in Altinho, four each in Dangui Colony and Ansabhat, two each in Ekta Nagar, Duler, Dattawadi and Peddem and one each in Angod, Morod, Carrasvaddo and Cunchelim.
Colvale primary health centre saw 28 persons testing positive for Covid-19 on Saturday “ Tivim (15), Colvale (7), Revora (5) and Assonora (1).
In all 14 persons tested positive in Aldona PHC. Four persons tested positive in Corjuem, three each in Bastora and Ucassaim, two in Nachinola and one each in Carona and Aldona.
Similarly, Siolim primary health centre also witnessed 14 positive cases “ Assagao (4), Canca (3), Anjuna (3), Siolim (2) and Parra (2).
20 new Covid cases, Pernem crosses 800 mark
PERNEM: Covid cases in Pernem have surged past the 800 mark, after 20 new cases were detected in the taluka on Friday.
Such has been the rise that Pernem taluka had recorded 384 cases prior to Ganesh Chaturthi and the cases shot up by 431 in the last 19 days, with the present count now at 815.
On Friday, new cases were detected Arambol (4), Mandrem (2), Tuem (6), Mopa airport area (2), Pernem town (2), Virnoda (1), Ibrampur (1) and Dhargal (2).
So far, 602 patients have been discharged after recovering from the virus while 205 are still active cases. The taluka has recorded 8 deaths from the virus so far. Mandrem panchayat is the worst-affected with 132 followed by Pernem town (78), Dhragal (72), Arambol (61), Korgao (60) and Tuem (58).
Incidentally, Khajne, Poraskade and Alorna panchayats have recorded just one case each, even though the virus has spread to all other panchayats in Pernem.
