Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, May 16: State health minister Vishwajit Rane said that the total number of positive cases in the state has come down to ten on Saturday, May 16, after one patient tested negative in the final test.

Earlier this week eight positive cases were reported while three more were tested positive during the rapid test done on Friday, May 15, he said.

Rane said, ""During the final test conducted on the trio, two were found infected with coronavirus. However, the third one tested negative. The test was conducted at the virology lab of Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near here."

On April 21, seven residents of Vasco city in South Goa had left for Gangapur, a green zone in Kolkata to deliver barges, the minister said.

Upon their arrival on May 3, they were taken to a different location in a boat there.

When they returned back, they were taken for testing in a district hospital in South Goa. He said, ""They reached Goa at 10.30 am on Friday from Mollem check post (South Goa) in one vehicle."

Rane further said, "Three tested positive during the rapid testing, while other four were taken for institutional quarantine."

On May 1, the entire state of Goa was declared green zone, however, fresh cases were reported after May 13.