Panaji, Nov 8 (PTI) The coronavirus case count in Goa went up by 149 and reached 45,065 on Sunday, a health department official said.

The death toll mounted to 643 as two patients succumbed to the infection during the day, he said.

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The number of recovered patients in the state rose to 42,446 as 207 of them got discharge on Sunday.

The number of active cases is now 1,976, the official said.

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"A total of 1,766 samples were tested during the day," he added.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 45,065, new cases 149, death toll 643, discharged 42,446, active cases 1,976, samples tested till date 3,12,780.

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