PANAJI
The total number of cases confirmed in Goa crossed the 35,000-mark on Sunday with the addition of 428 new cases.
Of the 35,328 cases recorded till date in the State, 4,839 are presently active while 30,033 have recovered.
The number of deaths rose by six more on Sunday taking the Covid death toll in Goa to 456 so far.
While one of the deaths occurred at Hospicio, three were recorded at GMC and two at ESI Covid hospital.
The victims include a 70 year-old man from Canacona, a 70 year-old man from Merces, a 79 year-old woman from Paithona in Bardez, a 73 year-old woman from Socorro and a 67 year-old woman from Curchorem.
Home quarantine: With the number of Covid positive cases on the rise, more people are now preferring to be isolated at home rather than getting admitted in government or private care centres.
This trend is increasing by the day and around 16,479 people have preferred home isolation till date which is almost equal to number of patients in hospitals or care centres.
In the last 24 hours, 287 people have preferred to stay in home isolation while only 158 got admitted to government or private care centres.
