Panaji, Jan 18 : Goa recorded 2,522 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 6 related deaths, the health department said Today.

According to the daily bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health Services (DHS), with the addition of these new cases, the cumulative number of infections in the state rose to 2,15,171 while the death toll increased to 3,569.

A total of 2476 more recoveries were also reported, taking the number of recovered cases in the state to 1,89,605.

Recovery rate in the state currently stands at 88.12 per cent.

Today, 2478 patients were advised home isolation, 44 were admitted to hospitals while 28 were discharged.

During the same period, as many as 5,508 new samples were tested, taking the number of tests conducted in the state so far to 17,41,431.

Currently, the state houses 21,997 active Covid-19 cases.(UNI)