PANAJI: For the second day, Goa reported a sharp rise in Covid cases. State infectivity rate jumped to 5.25% which was 4% a day earlier. As many as 170 fresh cases were reported on Wednesday, taking the tally of active cases to 657.
During the last three days alone, the state has logged 349 fresh infections.
State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar said that if the present rise is being driven by Omicron variant, then the state can expect a sharper growth. “It is difficult to predict on the basis of the rate of infections during the last three days. But, if the rise is due to Omicron, we will have a growth much more than what we had due to the Delta variant,” Betodkar said.
The delta variant caused the second wave of the pandemic, and Goa was one of the worst-hit states, with the highest infectivity rate of over 50% in May.
Results of the majority of the samples sent for genome sequencing to a laboratory are yet to be received.
During the last three days alone, the state has logged 349 fresh infections.
State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar said that if the present rise is being driven by Omicron variant, then the state can expect a sharper growth. “It is difficult to predict on the basis of the rate of infections during the last three days. But, if the rise is due to Omicron, we will have a growth much more than what we had due to the Delta variant,” Betodkar said.
The delta variant caused the second wave of the pandemic, and Goa was one of the worst-hit states, with the highest infectivity rate of over 50% in May.
Results of the majority of the samples sent for genome sequencing to a laboratory are yet to be received.
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