ROXAS City – For eight straight days since Jan. 24, this city logged zero new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
As of Jan. 31, Roxas City also had three active COVID-19 cases left, 12 less than the 15 active cases it had on Jan. 23.
These 12 cases all recovered from the viral disease.
The remaining three active cases were in the barangays of Milibili, Banica and Libas. One was a frontliner; the two others were local transmission cases.
Since March last year, Roxas City recorded 663 COVID-19 cases; a total of 623 recovered while 37 died.
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.
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
