This story is from September 4, 2020

Goa: Highest spike for third day in a row, 713 Covid cases reported

For the third consecutive day, Goa reported its highest single-day spike with 713 new Covid cases, pushing the active tally to 4,782 on Thursday. Eight deaths were also reported, taking the total fatalities to 212.
Goa: Highest spike for third day in a row, 713 Covid cases reported
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PANAJI: For the third consecutive day, Goa reported its highest single-day spike with 713 new Covid cases, pushing the active tally to 4,782 on Thursday. Eight deaths were also reported, taking the total fatalities to 212.
The total cases is nearing the 20,000 mark, of which 14,361 are recoveries, including 302 people cured on Thursday. In the past three days, the state capital has reported 100 new cases.
Of the eight deaths, two men were aged below fifty.
A 38-year-old man with no history of comorbid condition and a 47-year-old man with comorbidities, both from Navelim, died at Goa Medical College (GMC) and hospital.
The other three fatalities reported from GMC are that of a 79-year-old woman from Mapusa and two men – a 70-year-old from Margao and a 75-year-old from Navelim. All three were suffering from comorbidities.
Three men – a 75-year-old from Sankhali, a 72-year-old from Gogol and a 65-year-old from Zuarinagar - with comorbidities died at the Margao Covid hospital.
As Goa witnessed a spike in mortalities corresponding to the rise in new infections, the government had stated that all high-risk patients will be treated in GMC, for which three new wards were created last month. A new ward 122 was later added due to the upsurge in cases.

Two days ago, the government admitted that its facilities as well a few beds – not more than 25 each – reserved by three private hospitals for treating Covid patients, were full to capacity.
Health minister Vishwajit Rane on Wednesday told reporters that a private hospital in North Goa which failed to comply with the directives of the health services to reserve beds for Covid patients, was issued a showcause notice.
The government is also yet to disclose its plan on how it will cope with the rise in cases requiring hospitalisation. The recoveries range between 300 to 400 a day, however, the health bulletin does not mention on average how many patients are discharged from Covid hospitals.
A senior government doctor said a patient with symptoms can take a week or two for recovery, with no major complications.
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