In this Indian state, one in every two people tested is positive for Covid
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By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN
Published May 8, 2021 7:49:18 AM
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(CNN) In the southwestern Indian state of Goa, one in every two people tested is positive for Covid-19.
That makes it the state with the highest positivity rate nationwide, as the virus rips through the country. And that s just among the people getting tested meaning the rate of infection among the untested population may be higher.
On Friday, the state hit a new record high positivity rate of 51.4%, said Goa Health Minister Vishwajit P. Rane suggesting a total lockdown may be needed to contain the spread of the virus. About 690,360 tests had been done in the state as of Friday, according to the state s Press Information Bureau.
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New Delhi (CNN)In the southwestern Indian state of Goa, one in every two people tested is positive for Covid-19.
That makes it the state with the highest positivity rate nationwide, as the virus rips through the country. And that s just among the people getting tested meaning the rate of infection among the untested population may be higher.
On Friday, the state hit a new record high positivity rate of 51.4%, said Goa Health Minister Vishwajit P. Rane suggesting a total lockdown may be needed to contain the spread of the virus. About 690,360 tests had been done in the state as of Friday, according to the state s Press Information Bureau.
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said the possibility of imposing certain restrictions in the state to curb the rising COVID-19 cases would be discussed with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. On Monday, Sawant said there was no immediate plan to impose a lockdown or curfew in Goa, but his government was monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the state and neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka. Rane chaired a meeting of health officials on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the coastal state and later met the chief minister. During the meeting, concerns were raised over beds in COVID-19 facilities getting occupied fast.