Goa registers new single-day spike record on Sunday

PANJIM: Surpassing its previous single-day spike record, Goa on Sunday reported 2,293 new cases and 24 deaths. With these new infections, the State’s active case tally now stands at 13,689.

It is pertinent to note that in the last few days, the State on an average has been reporting 1,000 cases daily.

The total number of deaths has crossed the 1,000-mark. The fatalities now stand at 1,017. 

In all 5,946 samples were tested in the last 24 hours with the positivity rate scaling up to 38.56%. 

The recovery rate is now at 81.02% as 658 persons recovered in the last 24 hours.

A total of 547 people were placed under home isolation and 135 patients were hospitalised. 

There are now 1,236 active cases under the jurisdiction of the Urban Health Centre (UHC) Margao; 1,208 under Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) Candolim; and 1,157 under UHC Porvorim.

Of the 24 deaths reported on Sunday, 17 were from Goa Medical College (GMC), while the remaining seven were from the South Goa District Hospital (SGDH).

As per the mortality bulletin released by Directorate of Health Services (DHS), there were seven patients who expired within 24 hours and were symptomatic for a minimum of 3 days. The youngest among them was a 25-year-old, who was symptomatic for 10 days. 

One of the deaths reported in GMC, was in the surgical unit. It was a case of road accident with severe head injury and in this case the COVID test result came positive. The post-mortem report is awaited which will reveal the actual cause of death.

The 24 persons who passed away were: 52-year-old male from Palolem; 82-year-old from Canacona; 40-year-old man from Vasco;  68-year-old from Mormugao;  78-year-old male from Mapusa; 78-year-old man from Vasco; 52-year-old male from Vasco, 38-year-old man from Corlim; 38-year-old male from Vasco;  25-year-old man from Mapusa;  78-year-old male from Quepem;  73 year-old man from Siolim;  71-year-old female from Vasco;  75-year-old woman from Bardez; 58-year-old female from Margao; 70-year-old woman from Ponda; 85-year-old male from Vasco;  56-year-old man from Panjim;  56-year-old male from Mapusa;  70-year-old woman from Ponda;  52-year-old male from Bicholim;  65-year-old man from Dabolim; 56-year-old woman from Salcete and 91-year old female from Bardez.

Meanwhile, late Sunday night, after the State recorded the highest-ever single-day spike, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane shared his reaction on the alarming situation which also included 24 deaths. 

“Timely reporting of COVID patients is of utmost importance in our fight against the virus. It is my personal appeal to the people of the state of Goa to visit the nearest Community Health Centre (CHC) or Primary Health Centre (PHC) if they are asymptomatic or have tested positive. Today we have nearly lost 10 people who were not even admitted for more than 24 hours and have lost their lives due to delayed treatment. As a result of which, it is pertinent that patients come to the facility in time. Timely reporting of cases will save lives. I appeal to all with folded hands to kindly follow all the SOPs & report cases at your nearest health care facility,” said Rane in his first tweet.

“To all the citizens opting for Home Isolation, I would like to humbly request you all to adhere to the SOPs of Home Isolation. Our health officers will be in constant touch with the patients to check on them,” Rane added in his another tweet.

“Real time reporting of patients with proper medical intervention will help us save lives. We have noticed that patients are coming in very late with severe symptoms and hence it is becoming difficult to administer the treatment to patients,” Rane said in another tweet.

“Our entire team headed by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, Health Secretary Ravi Dhawan,  Dean of Goa Medical College (GMC), Director of Directorate of Health Services (DHS), the whole team of doctors at GMC, health officers & Medical Superintendent, & all the frontline workers are trying our best to save lives. We request your support in timely reporting of cases, the minute you develop symptoms, report to the PHC or CHC for immediate medical care,” said Rane in his second tweet.