ILOILO – Six towns in this province currently have no active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These were Alimodian, San Miguel, Dueñas, Anilao, Bingawan, and Mina.
Data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed Alimodian with 95 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 92 recoveries and three deaths.
San Miguel, meanwhile, logged 60 total cases wherein 54 recovered and six died.
Dueñas and Mina had 52 and 30 infected residents, respectively, and all of them recovered.
Anilao, on the other hand, recorded 39 confirmed cases with 37 recoveries and two deaths.
The towns of Lemery and Janiuay, meantime, had only one remaining active case.
PHO also revealed that the following towns had the most number of active infections: Santa Barbara (52), Igbaras (41), Calinog (26), San Joaquin (25), and Guimbal (19).
As to the total residents who contracted the viral disease among LGUs, Passi City sat on top of the list with 683 cases. It was followed by Oton (448), Pavia (391), Miagao (225), and Santa Barbara (219).
As of this writing, total coronavirus cases in this province reached 5,552 – 378 were active, 5,027 recovered and 147 deaths.
PHO added that 4,526 or 82 percent were local cases. Some 694 were locally stranded individuals; 259 were returning overseas Filipinos; and 73 were authorized persons outside residence.
This April, there’s an average of 15 cases recorded daily.
In March, the daily average was 30 and in February it was 29.
Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, PHO chief, is thus encouraging the public to always practice the 3Ms strategy – magmaskara, magdistansya, manghinaw – to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Quiñon also reiterated Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.’s order prohibiting social gatherings like fiestas, thanksgivings, birthday, baptismal and wedding receptions, among others.
Gatherings by immediate family members, meanwhile, are allowed.
Immediate family refers to a person’s parents, spouse, children, and siblings./PN
