ILOILO – The municipalities of Miag-ao, Barotac Nuevo, Guimbal, and Pavia have no more cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
It was on May 9 yet when Miag-ao’s third recorded case, a 21-year-old male (the region’s Patient No. 42), recovered, according to the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6.
Patient No. 42 was a grandson of the 94-year-old male (Patient No. 31) who died due to COVID-19 on April 7.
The other COVID-19 case in Miag-ao was a 22-year-old female (Patient No. 12). She recovered much earlier than Patient No. 42.
Barotac Nuevo also had no more COVID-19 case following the May 7 recovery of a 25-year-old female (Patient No. 36) – the second of two recorded cases in the town.
The town’s first confirmed case was a 59-year-old female (Patient No. 10) who died in the first week of April.
Guimbal also had no more COVID-19 cases. Two of its three confirmed cases had recovered – a 51-year-old female (Patient No. 18) and a 65-year-old male (Patient No. 2).
The other case, a 58-year-old male (Patient No. 22) died.
The town of Pavia, too, is now COVID-19-free. Its two confirmed cases both recovered – a 50-year-old male (Patient No. 37) and his 52-year-old wife (Patient No. 38).
The most recent case of Pavia was a repatriated seafarer – a 32-year-old male (Patient No. 92) – but had not entered the town yet; he was at a quarantine facility.
COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
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.
Possible vaccines and some specific drug treatments are under investigation. They are being tested through clinical trials. The World Health Organization is coordinating efforts to develop vaccines and medicines to prevent and treat COVID-19.
People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales./PN
