PANAJI
In what could be termed as a situation going from bad to worse, Covid dealt a hard blow to Goa as it witnessed 17 deaths coupled with 940 new cases in the worst day so far since the onset of the pandemic last year.
With the addition of record 17 Covid fatalities recorded on Monday, the total Covid victim count of Goa has touched 900 while the total number of active cases in the state now stand at 7,547.
The positivity rate of 34.49 per cent is also the highest that has ever been recorded in the state since March 2020.
Of the 17 Covid deaths, 12 occurred at the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim, three at South Goa District Hospital in Margao and one each at Asilo in Mapusa and Hospicio in Margao.
It may be recalled that the maximum number of Covid deaths recorded during the first wave was on September 14 when 14 persons had succumbed to the infection.
On Monday, among the list of deceased was a 19-year-old girl from Kumarmat, Sindhudurg.
Five of the deceased were from in and around Panaji including two 47-year-old men from St Inez, a 44-year-old man from Panaji, a 47-year-old man from Panaji and a 67-year-old woman from Taleigao. The other deceased persons include a 34-year-old man, a 53-year-old woman, a 47-year-old man, a 67-year-old man from Margao, a 59-year-old man from Parse, a 61-year-old woman from Navelim, a 40-year-old woman from Pernem, an 84-year-old man from Soccoro, a 67-year-old man from Sangolda, an 89-year-old man from Siolim and an 83-year-old man from Fatorda.
Urban Health Centre Margao continues to struggle with 826 active cases, the highest in the state, under it.
Primary Health Centre Candolim (631), PHC Porvorim (581), UHC Vasco (480), UHC Mapusa(476), UHC Panaji (474), PHC Ponda (454) and PHC Cortalim (414) are among the health centres with over 400 active cases under it, additionally, four health centres have over 200 cases and 12 health centres are monitoring between 100 and 200 active Covid cases at the moment.
