PANAJI: Goa recorded 567 fresh Covid-19 infections, 1,433 recoveries and 17 casualties, taking the state’s death toll to 2,745 on Saturday.
The case positivity rate was at 13.7%, while recovery rate improved to 93%.
Interestingly, for the third consecutive day the state recorded 17 deaths.
Similarly, it had reported 39 Covid fatalities on May 25, 26 and 27.
Of the total deaths on Friday, 10 died at the Goa Medical College, six at the South Goa District Hospital and one at a private hospital in South Goa.
The mortality bulletin said none of the patients who died had been vaccinated.
The average hospital stay of the majority of the patients was eight to 10 days, while few lasted for three weeks and more.
A 39-year-old man from Ponda was hospitalised for over three weeks.
He was admitted two days after he had tested positive, but succumbed to the virus.
He did not have any comorbidities.
Eight patients were below 60 and had comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension.
One suffered from liver disease.
During the day, 102 patients were hospitalised and 99 discharged.
Most centres are reporting a drop in cases and consequently there is a reduction in their active caseload, a health officer, said.
The majority of them have 200-plus cases and need to tread with caution.
The bigger centres barring Margao and Ponda — both with a caseload of 600 each — have 300 to 400 cases.
On Saturday, Panaji’s caseload was 439, while that of Porvorim was 331.
“We will need to be careful and take all precautions to keep ourselves safe.
Even if the restrictions are lifted, the public will have to follow social distancing and wear face masks when stepping out.
Those who have not got their vaccine shot, should not wait any longer wondering about this and that,” the health officer said.