India News | 523 New Coronavirus Cases in Goa, Four Deaths, 429 Recover
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Goa recorded 523 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, which took the case tally in the state to 16,006, the health department said.
Panaji, Aug 28 (PTI) Goa recorded 523 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, which took the case tally in the state to 16,006, the health department said.
With four COVID-19 patients dying, death toll reached 175, it added.
429 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 12,296.
Two women, 59-year-old and 84-year-old, and two men, 70-year-old and 53-year-old, succumbed to the infection during the day.
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The state government has decided to hold a special drive to encourage recovered patients to donate their plasma, an official said.
Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 16,006, New cases 523, Death toll 175, Discharged 12,296, Active cases 3,535, samples tested 1,92,589.
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