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India News | Goa Sees 79 COVID-19 Cases, Test Count Crosses 5 Lakh Mark

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 79 and reached 55,291 on Friday, while the day also saw one death from the infection and 42 people recovering, an official said.

India News | Goa Sees 79 COVID-19 Cases, Test Count Crosses 5 Lakh Mark

Panaji, Mar 5 (PTI) Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 79 and reached 55,291 on Friday, while the day also saw one death from the infection and 42 people recovering, an official said.

The state's toll now stands at 799 and the recovery count is 53,817, leaving it with 675 active cases, he added.

With 1,607 samples being examined on Friday, the overall number of tests in Goa went up to 5,00,978, he said.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 55,291, new cases 79, death toll 799, discharged 53,817, active cases 675, samples tested till date 5,00,978.

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