Panaji, Feb 17 (PTI) Goa on Thursday reported 103 fresh coronavirus positive cases and three deaths linked to the infection, the state health department said.

Also Read | Election Commission Seizes Cash, Narcotics and Freebies Worth Rs 771.25 Crore in Poll-Bound States Till February 14.

With the addition, the overall caseload reached 2,44,508, while the death toll went up to 3,785, it said.

Also Read | BJP Called Me 'Maun Mohan' But Now Country Remembers My Good Work, Says Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh.

As 481 patients recuperated during the day, the recovery tally rose to 2,39,496. There are 1,227 active cases in the state.

"A total of 1,801 tests were conducted on Thursday, which took the overall test count of the coastal state to 18,61,114," an official said.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 2,44,508, new cases 103, death toll 3,785, recoveries 2,39,496, active cases 1,227, samples tested till date 18,61,114.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)