This story is from September 25, 2020

2% of Goa’s population Covid-infected

In less than a month, the Covid-19 cases in the state have doubled to 30,000-plus, which means that about 2% of the state’s population has been infected. On Thursday, Goa’s active cases jumped to 5,822 with 673 new cases detected. Seven casualties took the death count to 384.
2% of Goa’s population Covid-infected
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PANAJI: In less than a month, the Covid-19 cases in the state have doubled to 30,000-plus, which means that about 2% of the state’s population has been infected. On Thursday, Goa’s active cases jumped to 5,822 with 673 new cases detected. Seven casualties took the death count to 384.
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On August 26, Goa’s cases had touched the 15,000 mark making it the first state in the country to have 1% of its population testing positive.

The state, on Thursday, also reported 490 recoveries that pushed its total recoveries to 24,347.
Of the seven deaths, four were from the Goa Medical College (GMC), two from the ESI-Covid hospital and one from the North Goa district hospital, Mapusa.
Of these, two men — a 53-year-old from Vasco and an 83-year-old from Siolim — died within ten minutes of hospitalisation. All seven patients had comorbid conditions.
Among the dead were two women — a 57-year-old from Taleigao and a 40-year-old from Curtorim.
Among the other deceased were a 79-year-old man from Vasco, a 76-year-old man from Karapur and a 70-year-old man from Fatorda.

Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday announced that 237 patients have been given plasma therapy so far and 127 plasmapheresis procedures have been done. A total of 66 people donated plasma.
Employees of industrial units of Commscope Telecom Industry, Tulip Industries, as also that of deputy collectorates of North and South, KTCL and Goa police, have donated plasma, he said.
The health minister said donating plasma after recovering from Covid-19 is a rare opportunity to save the lives of those who are fighting the virus.
Meanwhile, in the state capital 39 more people tested positive taking its count to 355. Majority of the cases were reported from Chincholem, Altinho, Miramar and Ribandar.
In the last few days, cases have risen in Panaji and are found in almost all parts of the city. Mayor Uday Madkaikar said that during the initial period, infection was detected mostly in slums of the city, but now it is mostly the people residing in the city’s upmarket residential area that are testing positive.
Caseload of the Siolim primary health rose to 209 while that of Porvorim touched 382. In South Goa, the centres that are witnessing marginal rise are Canacona and Curchorem. Margao continues to have the highest number of active cases and its tally stood at 454.
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