Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday apologised for the deaths of 33 persons, including a 14-year-old girl, due to Covid-19 infection.
Rane however said that the Covid-19 mortality rate in Goa was still lower than what is prevalent in the rest of the country.
“We are sorry for the 33 deaths which have taken place,” Rane told the one-day monsoon session of the state legislative assembly, adding that he “felt bad” particularly after the death of the 14-year-old girl on Saturday.
The Health Minister said that in all 1.21 lakh persons had been tested and the positive rate among those tested was 8.11 per cent. Goa has a population of 1.5 million.