Goa sees 123 new Covid infections, 2 deaths on Saturday

PANAJI: Goa reported 123 Covid-19 cases, two mortalities and 81 recoveries over the past 24 hours while the active caseload stood at 771.
The daily case positivity rate was 2% for 5,629 tests conducted. With two fatalities, the toll rose to 3,293.
A 47-year-old man from Navelim was brought dead at South Goa district hospital (SGDH), while an 83-year-old woman from Canca died at Goa Medical College after a few days of hospitalisation.
During the day, 12 patients were hospitalised and seven were discharged. Among the centres, Margao had the highest caseload and five centres had less than ten cases each.
On Saturday, over 20,000 people, 2,934 included who received their first dose, were administered the Covid-19 vaccine.