PANAJI
Three Covid related deaths, including that of a US national, were recorded on Friday raising the total Covid victim count of Goa to 845.
While two of the deaths were recorded at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, one death occurred at Primary Health Centre in Sanguem.
The patient, 73 year-old woman, who expired at PHC Sanguem was brought in a critical state and tested positive for Covid-19.
The fatalities included a 66 year-old man from the USA, who was a tourist visiting Goa. After testing positive for the Coronavirus, he was admitted on March 27 at the GMC with a series of comorbid conditions. He eventually developed bilateral Covid pneumonia and died on April 8.
A 65 year-old man from Pernem admitted to GMC on April 4 was the third Covid fatality recorded.
Meanwhile, 428 new cases of the infection were detected from among the 2,761 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate stood at 15.2 per cent. The Health Department has tested 5.6 lakh samples tested so far.
The total confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Goa so far have touched 61,239 while the active count has sky-rocketed to 3,597.
The daily bulletin of the Health Department disclosed that 13 health centres are currently monitoring above 100 active Covid cases. These include Primary Health Centre Porvorim (367), Urban Health Centre Margao (339), PHC Ponda (286), UHC Panaji (278), PHC Candolim (256), PHC Cortalim (195), UHC Mapusa (191), UHC Vasco (171), PHC Siolim (133), PHC Cansaulim (120), PHC Corlim (119) CommunityHealth Centre Bicholim (105) and PHC Chimbel (101).
‘Tika Utsav’ extended till April 20: Sawant
PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday informed that the central government has extended the ‘Tika Utsav’, the mass Covid vaccination drive, from April 11 till April 20.
“If the need arises, it can also be extended till April 30,” he stated. Sawant said that the central government’s primary intention is to ensure that every citizen above the age of 45 years gets vaccinated against Covid-19.
