Goa is COVID-19 free: Centre

April 20, 2020 16:35

Union Health Ministry briefing on the Coronavirus pandemic. "Since yesterday there have been 1553 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 17,265. There have been 36 more deaths in the last 24 hours," said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.

"So far, 2,546 people have been cured and recovery rate is 14.75 per cent. Duration of doubling rate for coronavirus which was 3.4 days before lockdown is now 7.5 days.

"Mahe in Puducherry, Kodagu in Karnataka and Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand have not reported any COVID-19 case in the last 28 days.

"The number of districts where no case has been reported in last 14 days has increased to 59. Goa is now COVID-19 free.

"COVID-19 growth has declined in Odisha and Kerala."

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