Panaji: The country saw but a steep increase in the new Covid-19 case when reported 1,418 infections on Friday.
The level of participants, also, rose to 21.72% – more than one in five was testing positive viruses.
Active Kaseload the country now touches 6,000.
The dead also had increased over the past few days, with two Friday deaths placing counts at 3,531.
Since Monday, testing has increased significantly, with 6,500 tests carried out on Friday.
As seen during the second wave, this time too, urban areas witnessed higher growth, with Panaji and Margao at the top of the list.
Kaseload in Candolim, Cansaulim, Ponda, Porvorim and Vasco also witnessed a large increase in the case.
Health experts say that urban centers in Goa tend to see a large number of infections throughout the month.
Meanwhile, 14 people were hospitalized on Friday.
During the last three days, hospitalization had been in two digits.
Some of them have been presented with severe illness, and they mostly have more than one co-morbidity.
On Thursday, the country reported 112 recovery.
The recovery rate fell to 94.92%; ranging from 97-98% last month.
Meanwhile, the number of Omicron cases on Friday is 19, with several local residents without travel history.
The results of most samples were sent for genome sequencing to the national center for cell science (NCCS), Pune, not yet received.
Up, up and up: Goa reports 1,418 new cases, leveling levels at 21.7%
