Panaji: A lady passenger who had travelled to Goa on Rajdhani Express train on Saturday has tested positive for COVID-19 infection during rapid testing raising the tally of patients in the coastal state to 16.
A senior Health department official said that a lady passenger has tested positive during TrueNat testing (rapid testing) while her samples have been sent to final confirmation at virology lab of Goa Medical College and Hospital near here.
This is the third passenger who had arrived from Rajdhani Express train on Saturday from Delhi to be tested positive for COVID-19 infection.
Earlier, last evening, two men who were on the same train were tested positive during TrueNat test. Official said that their final test at GMC has also confirmed that they are infected with COVID-19.
He said that more 56 samples of the passengers are still pending.
District Hospital in Margao had drawn samples of 323 passengers who had arrived on his train from Delhi on Saturday.
The State run facility has overall tested more than 500 samples since Saturday drawn from different sources, he said.
On Saturday, all the passengers after alighting from the train at Madgao Railway station were taken to District Hospital for testing, and later quarantined at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the city.
With the latest three more additions, the number of COVID-19 infected active cases has rose up to 16 in the state.
The Goa govt led by CM Sawant is always reacting rather than being proactive. The Goa halts should NOT have been allowed in the first place. And the rash of borders crossings by migrants vto Goa in goods trucks etc have resumed under the very nose of border guards. Goa govt seems to be in hibernation. When will it wake up and ensure no illegal entry by migrants into Goa?