Goa reports 67 COVID-19 deaths, its highest; 2,633 new cases

Panaji, May 9 (PTI) Coronavirus claimed the lives of 67 patients in Goa on Sunday, the highest single-day death count in the state since the pandemic began, a health official said.

With this, its fatality count increased to 1,679, while the overall caseload went up to 1,18,846 with the addition of 2,633 infection cases, he said.

As 3,078 patients got discharged from hospitals during the day, the recovery count of the state mounted to 85,292.

There are now 31,875 active COVID-19 cases in the coastal state at present, the official said.

A total of 5,671 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, which pushed Goa's overall test count to 7,12,315, he added.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,18,846, new cases 2633, death toll 1,679, discharged 85,292, active cases 31,875, samples tested till date 7,12,315. PTI RPS NP NP