ILOILO City – Western Visayas recorded six new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pushing to 395 the total cases in the region yesterday.
Five of the new cases were from Iloilo province, according to the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6. These were the following:
* 32-year-old female from San Joaquin, Iloilo (Patient No. 390)
* 55-year-old male from Alimodian, Iloilo (Patient No. 391)
* 34-year-old male from Calinog, Iloilo (Patient No. 392)
* 26-year-old female from Passi City, Iloilo (Patient No. 393)
* 26-year-old female from Janiuay, Iloilo (Patient No. 395)
The other case, a 74-year-old female, was from Iloilo City (Patient No. 394).
Patients 391, 392 and 393 were repatriated overseas workers while Patient 395 was a locally stranded individual.
Of the region’s 395 cases, 152 already recovered while 11 died, leaving Western Visayas with 232 active cases as of yesterday.
Here’s the breakdown of the 395 cases – Aklan, six; Antique, 15; Capiz, six; Guimaras, zero; Iloilo province, 41; Negros Occidental, five; Bacolod City, 11; Iloilo City, 36; and repatriates, 275.
Coronavirus disease 2019 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 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.
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
