India News | Goa's COVID-19 Count Crosses 3,000-mark; Death Toll Reaches 19

Panaji, Jul 16 (PTI) The number of coronavirus positive patients in Goa crossed the 3,000-mark on Thursday with the addition of 157 cases, the state health department said.

The case count in the state now stands at 3,108, it said.

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The death toll mounted to 19 with a 55-year-old man admitted to the ESI hospital in Margao town succumbing to the infection on Thursday, it added.

A total of 143 patients were discharged after their recovery from various Covid Care centres across the state, the department said.

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The number of active COVID-19 cases in the coastal state is 1,272, it said.

Of the 5,812 samples tested on Thursday, 2,001 were found negative, while the results of 3,654 others are still awaited.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases: 3,108, new cases: 157, deaths: 19, discharged: 1,817, active cases: 1,272, Samples tested till date: 1,01,554.

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