Panaji, Aug 9 (PTI) Goa witnessed its highest single- day spike in COVID-19 cases with 506 people being detected with the infection on Sunday, taking the state's count to 8,712, while three deaths increased the toll to 75, an official said.

A total of 193 people were discharged during the day, taking the count of such cases to 5,995, he said.

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"Of the 3,474 samples tested on Sunday, 1,788 are negative while reports of 1,180 are awaited. During the day, a 50-year-old man, an 84-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man died," the official informed.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 8,712, new cases 506, deaths 75, discharged 5,995, active cases 2,642, samples tested till date 1,49,304.

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