Goa's active COVID-19 cases drop to 31 as 9 patients recover

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Goa came down to 31 on Wednesday with the recovery of nine patients, a senior official said.

The active cases included a person, who tested positive for the infection on Wednesday after returning to Goa from Mumbai, the official said.

"The number of active COVID-19 patients in the state has been reduced to 31, as nine persons who were being treated at ESI hospital, have recovered and shifted to a monitored quarantined facility," Goa Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said.

"One person who had gone to Mumbai to bring back his family has tested positive on his arrival in Goa. While he has tested positive, his two family members are negative. However, they have been kept in a quarantine facility," she said.

So far, 68 people have tested coronavirus positive in Goa.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases: 68, new cases: one, deaths: nil, discharged: 37, active cases 31, Samples tested till date: 13,805.