CANACONA/VASCO
The ‘Tika Utsav’ campaign which ended in Canacona on Monday has received a poor overall turnout, even as Covid cases began to rise sharply in the taluka.
Only 90 people in Cotigao turned up to receive their Covid vaccination during a drive in the village on Monday, which ended the Tika utsav campaign in the taluka.
A total of only 1,523 people received the Covid vaccines during the ‘Tika Utsav’ drive in the taluka, comprising Loliem-Polem (306), Poiguinim (300), Khola (255), Agonda (227), Shristhal (178), Gaondongrim (167) and Cotigao (90).
Meanwhile, the Canacona CHC Health Officer Dr Jose Tavares expressed concern over the rising cases in Canacona, as 25 fresh cases were detected on Monday, the highest single-day count so far.
The 25 new Covid cases in Canacona were detected in Poinguinim (6), Agonda (1), Canacona municipality (14), Shristhal (3) and Gaondongrim (1), taking the total to 135 active cases and a total of 1,046 cases recorded in the taluka.
177 in Velsao
With Covid cases on the rise in and around Cansaulim, Velsao Panchayat on Monday organised a ‘Tika Utsav’ camp and 177 people were administered Covid vaccines.
Speaking to media persons, Velsao Sarpanch Henriques D’Mello thanked the government for the vaccination drive in the village and appealed to people to take necessary safety precautions like wearing of masks, maintaining social distance and using sanitisers, considering the second wave of Covid.
D’Mello also appealed to people who were vaccinated during the Tika Utsav to take their next dose of vaccine on June 7.
