ILOILO City – This city and Iloilo province recorded 13 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), one of whom died. The cases brought to 810 Western Visayas’ cases as of yesterday.
Most of these new cases were locally stranded individuals; three were repatriated overseas Filipino workers.
On the other hand, the case who died was indigenous, according to the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6.
The 13 cases – four from this city and nine from Iloilo province – were the following:
* 26-year-old male from La Paz, Iloilo City (Patient No. 798)
*23-year-old male from Molo, Iloilo City (Patient No. 799)
* 42-year-old male from Zarraga, Iloilo (Patient No. 800)
* 24-year-old male from Carles, Iloilo (Patient No. 801)
* 25-year-old female from Carles, Iloilo (Patient No. 802)
* 24-year-old male from Carles, Iloilo (Patient No. 803)
* 69-year-old male from City Proper, Iloilo City (Patient No. 804, died)
* 36-year-old female from Dumangas, Iloilo (Patient No. 805)
* 57-year-old male from Santa Barbara, Iloilo (Patient No. 806)
* 30-year-old male from Tigbauan, Iloilo (Patient No. 807)
* 22-year-old male from Mandurriao, Iloilo City (Patient No. 808)
* 38-year-old male from Barotac Viejo, Iloilo (Patient No. 809)
* 32-year-old female from Ajuy, Iloilo (Patient No. 810)
Patient No. 804 who died had fever on June 25. On June 29 he had himself checked by a doctor and was hospitalized on July 6 then tested.
The patient died on July 7, according to Dr. Ma. Sophia Pulmones, head of DOH-6’s Local Health Support Division, two weeks before his test result came out (yesterday).
Patient No. 804 had long been suffering from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, Pulmones added.
His 26 close contacts were immediately ordered to undergo home quarantine beginning yesterday, said Pulmones.
They were three medical healthcare workers and 23 family members.
Here’s the breakdown of the region’s 810 COVID-19 cases:
* Aklan – six
* Antique – 15
* Capiz – six
* Guimaras – zero
* Iloilo province – 67
* Negros Occidental – 32
* Bacolod City – 27
* Iloilo City – 49
* Repatriates – 595
Western Visayas’ COVID-19 mortality is now at 16, with 506 cases having recovered – leaving the region with 288 active cases.
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./PN
