ILOILO – Another family member of Lambunao’s first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
This family member, a 33-year-old female, is the town’s and her family’s seventh case.
She is also Western Visayas’ latest (Patient No. 58), according to the Department of Health (DOH).
The woman , not showing symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever and cough, is on home quarantine, said Dr. Renilyn Reyes, head of DOH Region 6’s public health program development cluster chief .
Lambunao’s first COVID-19 case was a 70-year-old male. Also this region’s Patient No. 16, he died.
The other cases in this Lambunao family were the following:
* 39-year-old female (region’s Patient No. 27)
* 41-year-old male (region’s Patient No. 28)
* 70-year-old female (region’s Patient No. 29)
* 48-year-old female (region’s Patient No. 30)
* 44-year-old female (region’s Patient No. 25)
These family members are currently on home quarantine. Theirs is a case of home virus transmission.
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.
Lambunao newest COVID-19 case is Iloilo province’s 19th case – and one of three new cases in the region yesterday.
The two other new cases were a 38-year-old male from Silay City, Negros Occidental (region’s Patient No. 56) and a 50-year-old male from Candoni, Negros Occidental (region’s Patient No. 57).
DOH-6 also reported three patients who have recovered. These were Patient No. 17 (a 44-year-old male from Jaro, Iloilo City), Patient No. 24 (a 66-year-old female from Kalibo, Aklan) and Patient No. 32 (a 40-year-old male from Kalibo, Aklan).
These recoveries brought to 14 the total number of Region 6 patients who overcame the illness.
Here’s the breakdown of Region 6’s COVID-19 cases as of April 24:
* Aklan – six
* Antique – nine
* Capiz – five
* Guimaras – zero
* Iloilo province – 19
* Negros Occ. – four
* Bacolod City – eight
* Iloilo City – seven/PN
