ILOILO – Barotac Viejo reported 18 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Oct. 26, the highest single-day count for new cases in the town.
These cases – all asymptomatic – were part of the 31 additional infections that the Provincial Health Unit reported.
The 18 COVID-19 cases were the following:
- 42-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 68-year-old female (quarantine facility)
- 48-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 36-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 28-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 51-year-old female (quarantine facility)
- 41-year-old male (home quarantine)
- 78-year-old female (home quarantine)
- 58-year-old female (home quarantine)
- 42-year-old female (quarantine facility)
- 35-year-old female (quarantine facility)
- 58-year-old female (quarantine facility)
- 17-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 20-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 48-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 23-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 73-year-old male (quarantine facility)
- 41-year-old male (quarantine facility)
As of Monday, Barotac Viejo had a total of 24 active COVID-19 cases.
Mayor Nielo “Bongbong” Tupas temporarily shut down the municipal hall on Tuesday for the building’s disinfection. He likewise closed the public market for two days beginning yesterday.
To recall, the municipal government halted the arrival of locally stranded individuals.
Tupas said the town’s designated quarantine facility has reached full capacity.
The indefinite suspension beginning Oct. 2, according to the mayor, will allow returnees currently in its quarantine center to complete their 14-day isolation and vacate these areas for the incoming returning residents./PN
