Team Herald
Goa, which is seeing a steady spoke in COVID cases, reported its first COVID casualty. an 85 year old from Morlem in Sattari, a taluka from where Health Minister Vishwajit Rane hails, succumbed to the Coronavirus.
Health Minister Vishwajjit Rane tweeted “Deeply saddened to inform that an 85-year-old man from Morlem in Sattari, who had tested positive has succumbed to COVID 19. My heartfelt condolences to the family”
Rane further stated “This is the first COVID death reported in the state. we assure the people that our team is doing everything to keep our people safe are following the strictest measures that are in place. This is an unfortunate incident and I stand with the family in their time of grief”.
Till late on Sunday the active cases count in Goa went up to 683 with 135 recoveries, our of a total case count of 818.
In addition to the Mangor Hill hotspot, villages outside the Mormugao taluka, of Curtorim (21) in Salcete and Chimbel ( 25) in Tiswadi and Morlem (19) in Sattari are continuously reporting an increasing number of cases.
