Times of India | 1 day ago
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Panaji: The state reported two Covid-19 deaths on Thursday after three consecutive days of nil deaths. However, new infections have stayed under 50 for over a month now with 34 new cases reported on Thursday. At 255, Goa’s active case count has also continued to remain under the 500-mark. A 79-year-old man from Guirim passed away after eight days in hospital. He had tested positive for Covid-19 a day after he was hospitalised and had symptoms for three days prior. In another case, an 80-year-old man from Quepem succumbed to Covid-19 after 10 days in hospital. He had tested positive on the day he was admitted in hospital and had symptoms for 10 days prior. Both the deceased were reported to have no comorbid conditions. While North Goa’s weekly positivity rate, from November 18 to 24, was at 1.1%, South Goa’s positivity rate was at 0.9%. More than 50% of the positive cases in both the districts were detected through RT-PCR testing and the rest through rapid antigen testing. During the day, six persons were hospitalised and 28 were home isolated. Meanwhile, 2,996 persons took their second dose of the vaccine and 496 took their first dose on Thursday. The state’s fully vaccinated population is 10.1 lakh and partially vaccinated is 2.4 lakh.
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