PANJIM: With Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant in no mood to impose any immediate restrictions to contain spread of COVID-19, fresh cases continued to soar in Goa. The coastal State recorded 170 cases on Wednesday, with daily positivity rate above five per cent.
The Chief Minister has attributed sudden rise in cases to two Goan weddings, where the invitees had come from high risk countries like United Kingdom and Germany.
On Wednesday, State recorded 170 new COVID-19 cases, a jump by 58 more cases as compared to Tuesday which reported 112 cases, the highest in last three months.
Also, the daily positivity rate jumped from 4.03 per cent to 5.25 per cent on Wednesday.
Though, the recovery rate stood at 97.68 per cent, the total number of patients getting cured daily, from the virus, is at a much lower side. On Wednesday, only 48 recoveries were reported.
Of the total 657 active cases, Panjim has 90 active patients, followed by 67 in Margao, 56 in Cansaulim, 53 in Cortalim and 39 in Porvorim health centre.
Active cases above 10 are reported in the health centres of Bicholim, Mapusa, Aldona, Candolim, Corlim, Chimbel, Siolim, Curchorem, Vasco, Chinchinim, Balli, Navelim and Ponda.
The rural health centres of Cansarvanem and Marcaim are yet to report a single COVID-19 case.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in mid 2020, a total of 1,80,399 people have been infected with the virus of which 1,76,222 have recovered.
The State government has already declined to impose any immediate curbs to control spread of virus, even though lakhs of tourists have flooded the coastal State for the year-end celebration.
The Expert Committee on COVID-19 management had on Monday, recommended “immediate” implementation of night curfew; however the Task Force will review the recommendation only on January 3.
