Panaji, Aug 3 (PTI) The COVID-19 count in Goa increased by 286 on Monday to reach 6,816, while three deaths took the toll to 56, an official said.

A total of 208 people were discharged during the day, taking the number of such cases to 4,876, leaving the state with 1,884 active cases, he said.

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"A 72-year-old man, a 68-year-old woman and a 70-year- old woman died. On Monday, 3,248 samples were tested, of which 286 were positive, 1,979 negative and reports of 938 are awaited," he informed.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 6,816, new cases 286, deaths 56, discharged 4,876, active cases 1,884, samples tested till date 1,35,692.

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