2 more Covid deaths, 65 new cases

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Jan 4, 2021, 12:56 AM IST

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Two Covid-related deaths were recorded in the mortality bulletin of the Health Department on Sunday taking the total Covid victim count in Goa to 741.

The deceased include a 75-year-old man from Mapusa and a 59-year-old man from Velim, both of whom expired at Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim.

The Health Department also detected 65 new cases of the infection from among the 1,322 samples tested in the last 24 hours. This has pushed the total confirmed cases in the State to 51,295 of which 901 are currently active while 49,653 have recovered. The recovery rate stands at 96.80 per cent.

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Pollution Control Board rules out sewerage connection for shacks

But wants proper discharge holding tank facility

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Jan 4, 2021, 12:55 AM IST

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PANAJIThe Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has come on to the conclusion that no separate sewerage connection is required for shacks as it is impractical to have such connection but the shacks should instead have a proper discharge holding tank facility. The Board has decided to follow up on whether the shacks are having holding tanks for the discharge of sewage.In a recently held 146th board meeting, members of the board discussed whether it should be made…