India News | With 508 New Cases, Goa's COVID-19 Count Nears 20k Mark
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Goa's COVID-19 count reached 19,863 after 508 new cases were detected on Friday, while the death toll touched 220 as eight people succumbed to the infection, an official said.
Panaji, Sep 4 (PTI) Goa's COVID-19 count reached 19,863 after 508 new cases were detected on Friday, while the death toll touched 220 as eight people succumbed to the infection, an official said.
A total of 14,747 have recovered so far, including 386 on Friday, he added.
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"On Friday, 2,523 samples were tested, of which 1631 were negative, 508 were positive and 384 reports are awaited," he said.
Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 19,863, new cases 508, deaths 220, discharged 14,747, active cases 4,896, samples tested till date 2,08,917.
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