Panaji: The daily novel coronavirus infections have been under ‘ 300 mark for the fifth consecutive day. 215 new infections were recorded on Sunday and seven deaths Taking the cumulative deaths to 3,040. Barring June 22, 10 deaths are being reported in the state for the last 10 days.
active cases has also come down to 2,511. The positivity rate is 6.9%.
Goa is among 93 districts in the country where weekly (June 20 to 26) positivity rate of the district is between five percent and 10%.
In South Goa, the weekly positivity rate was 7.3% while in North Goa it was 7.27%.
In South Goa, the weekly positivity in rapid antigen tests was 60% and the gold standard RT-PCR was 40%. In North Goa, 52% weekly positives were detected through rapid antigen and 48% through RT-PCR.
Sawantwadi’s 39-year-old diabetic succumbed to severe bilateral covid Pneumonia in a private hospital in North Goa. He had diabetes.
More than half the people died within 24 hours of being admitted to the Goa Medical College hospital. These included a 66-year-old man from Ponda with nephropathy and other comorbidities, a 58-year-old woman from Sangam with diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, a 55-year-old woman from Canacona with hypertension and chronic kidney disease, and a 78-year-old from Chinchinim. The year old man is suffering from leukemia.
The two other mortals were a 42-year-old man with alcoholic liver disease and a 74-year-old man with nephropathy, diabetes and hypertension, who died in hospital after 23 days.
Dr. S Bandekar, Dean and in-charge of COVID hospitals said that all the deceased had symptoms before presenting in the hospital.
28 more hospitalizations and 36 hospital discharges have been reported in the last 24 hours.
active cases has also come down to 2,511. The positivity rate is 6.9%.
Goa is among 93 districts in the country where weekly (June 20 to 26) positivity rate of the district is between five percent and 10%.
In South Goa, the weekly positivity rate was 7.3% while in North Goa it was 7.27%.
In South Goa, the weekly positivity in rapid antigen tests was 60% and the gold standard RT-PCR was 40%. In North Goa, 52% weekly positives were detected through rapid antigen and 48% through RT-PCR.
Sawantwadi’s 39-year-old diabetic succumbed to severe bilateral covid Pneumonia in a private hospital in North Goa. He had diabetes.
More than half the people died within 24 hours of being admitted to the Goa Medical College hospital. These included a 66-year-old man from Ponda with nephropathy and other comorbidities, a 58-year-old woman from Sangam with diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, a 55-year-old woman from Canacona with hypertension and chronic kidney disease, and a 78-year-old from Chinchinim. The year old man is suffering from leukemia.
The two other mortals were a 42-year-old man with alcoholic liver disease and a 74-year-old man with nephropathy, diabetes and hypertension, who died in hospital after 23 days.
Dr. S Bandekar, Dean and in-charge of COVID hospitals said that all the deceased had symptoms before presenting in the hospital.
28 more hospitalizations and 36 hospital discharges have been reported in the last 24 hours.
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