ILOILO – Of the 11,799 persons under monitoring (PUMs) for possible coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in this province as of Saturday (April 11), 11,187 or 95 percent were able to complete their 14-day home quarantine, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
Still being actively monitored were 465 PUMs while 68 others were classified as “lost to follow-up” or could not be accounted.
On the other hand, the province listed 79 persons under investigation (PUI) as of Saturday.
As this was being written, the number of COVID-19-positive cases in the province was 15 and of these, four died.
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.
The Iloilo mortalities were the following:
* 94-year-old male from Miag-ao (region’s Patient No. 31)
* 70-year-old male from Lambunao (region’s Patient No. 16)
* 58-year-old male from Guimbal (region’s Patient No. 22)
* 59-year-old female from Barotac Nuevo (region’s Patient No. 10).
The 11 other COVID-19 cases were the following:
* 51-year-old female from Guimbal (region’s Patient No. 18)
* 65-year-old male from Guimbal (region’s Patient No. 2)
* 39-year-old female from Lambunao (region’s Patient No. 27)
* 41-year-old male from Lambunao (region’s Patient No. 28)
* 70-year-old female from Lambunao (region’s Patient No. 29)
* 48-year-old female from Lambunao (region’s Patient No. 30)
* 44-year-old female from Lambunao (region’s Patient No. 25)
* 22-year-old female from Miag-ao (region’s Patient No. 12)
* 25-year-old female from Barotac Nuevo (region’s Patient No. 36)
* 50-year-old male from Pavia (region’s Patient No. 37)
* 52-year-old female from Pavia (region’s Patient No. 38).
From April 8 to 11, no confirmed case was recorded in the province, according to Dr. Patricia Grace Trabado, PHO chief.
She urged residents to continuously observe precautionary measures such as staying at home, social distancing, washing hands thoroughly, and wearing facemask.
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./PN
