ILOILO City – Ten more persons in Western Visayas diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovered from the illness, the Department of Health (DOH) reported.
This brought to 169 the total number of COVID-19 patients who have overcome the disease in the region.
In a case bulletin released on Friday, the 10 cases to have successfully beaten SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were the following:
* 31-year-old male from Jaro, Iloilo City (Patient No. 265)
* 29-year-old male from Mandurriao, Iloilo City (Patient No. 266)
* 29-year-old female from Jaro, Iloilo City (Patient No. 267)
* 27-year-old female from Oton, Iloilo (Patient No. 268)
* 42-year-old male from Jaro, Iloilo City (Patient No. 269)
* 53-year-old male from LaPaz, Iloilo City (Patient No. 270)
* 32-year-old female from City Proper, Iloilo City (Patient No. 298)
* 30-year-old female from Mandurriao, Iloilo City (Patient No. 299)
* 28-year-old male from City Proper, Iloilo City (Patient No. 309)
* 21-year-old male from Lapuz, Iloilo City (Patient No. 376)
All these patients tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus in their second and third tests, according to DOH
Region 6 epidemiologist Dr. Glen Alonsabe.
LATEST COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES
Yesterday afternoon, however, DOH reported 28 new cases. These were the following:
* 21-year-old male from Binalbagan, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 428), LSI
* 39-year-old male from Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 429), LSI
* 20-year-old female from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 430), LSI
* 55-year-old female from Cadiz City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 431), LSI
* 12-year-old female from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 432), LSI
* 16-year-old male from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 433), LSI
* 18-year-old female from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 434), LSI
* 6-year-old female from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 435), LSI
* 1-year-old female from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 436), LSI
* 25-year-old male from La Castellana, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 437), LSI
* 26-year-old male from La Castellana, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 438), LSI
* 55-year-old male from La Castellana, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 439), LSI
* 33-year-old female from Kabankalan, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 440)
* 36-year-old male from New Lucena, Iloilo (Patient No. 441), LSI
* 30-year-old male from Mina, Iloilo (Patient No. 442), LSI
* 39-year-old male from Concepcion, Iloilo (Patient No. 443), OFW
* 34-year-old female from Concepcion, Iloilo (Patient No. 444), LSI
* 41-year-old male from Concepcion, Iloilo (Patient No. 445), LSI
* 31-year-old female from Leon, Iloilo (Patient No. 446), LSI
* 47-year-old female from Dueñas, Iloilo (Patient No. 447), LSI
* 39-year-old female from Dueñas, Iloilo (Patient No. 448), LSI
* 23-year-old female from Dueñas, Iloilo (Patient No. 449), LSI
* 32-year-old female from Dao, Capiz (Patient No. 450), LSI
* 24-year-old male from Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 451), LSI
* 24-year-old male from Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 452), LSI
* 37-year-old male from Calatrava, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 453), LSI
* 24-year-old male from Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 454), LSI
* 21-year-old female from La Castella, Negros Occidental (Patient No. 455), LSI
These 28 positive cases brought to 455 the total number of COVID-19 cases in Western Visayas.
They were all asymptomatic and currently isolated at various quarantine facilities. Meanwhile, the number of deaths still stood at 11.
Here’s the breakdown of cases:
* Aklan – six
* Antique – 15
* Capiz – six
* Guimaras – zero
* Iloilo Province – 41
* Negros Occidental – eight
* Bacolod City – 11
* Iloilo City – 36
* Repatriates – 332
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough.
Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but don’t develop any symptoms and don’t feel unwell.
Most people (about 80 percent) recover from the disease without needing special treatment, according to the World Health Organization.
Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness./PN
