JORDAN, Guimaras – The municipalities of San Lorenzo and Sibunag in Guimaras province recorded no active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of April 25.
Guimaras’ active cases were in the towns of Jordan (five), Buenavista (four) and Nueva Valencia (three) – for a total of 12.
Sibunag recorded its last COVID-19 case on March 30 while San Lorenzo had its last case on March 29.
According to the Provincial Health Office, recorded COVID-19 cases in Guimaras have now reached 404 since the pandemic started last year, with 384 having recovered while eight died. The Department of Health (DOH), however, placed it at 384.
In the whole Western Visayas, Guimaras had the least number of COVID-19 cases recorded, according to DOH.
It was followed by Antique (898 cases with nine deaths), Aklan (1,513 cases with 33 deaths), Capiz (1,651 cases with 60 deaths), Iloilo (5,895 cases with 163 deaths), Iloilo City (6,067 cases with 180 deaths), Bacolod City (7,192 cases with 205 deaths), and Negros Occidental (10,494 cases with 207 deaths).
As of April 25, Western Visayas’ COVID-19 infections reached 34,094 (since recording started in March last year), with 4,991 currently active and 28,232 cases having recovered.
Deaths reached 865.
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.
Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness.
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.
These droplets also land on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth./PN
