BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Six residents of Sitio Sambag in Barangay Pinggot, Ilog, Negros Occidental tested negative for the viral illness. They were earlier exposed to a confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient.
Local authorities lifted the sitio’s lockdown on Monday after the six hurdled their reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test.
According to Dr. Bien Nillos, municipal health officer, the residents entered the town’s isolation facility and interacted with a patient without any protective gear.
They were released from quarantine but Nillos warned they may still face charges for violating Municipal Ordinance 2020-003.
The COVID-positive patient, meanwhile, will be transferred to the Provincial Healing Center in the town of E.B. Magalona.
As of Feb. 11, Ilog had a total of 56 confirmed COVID-19 cases, data from the Negros Occidental Provincial Incident Management Team showed./PN
