BAGUIO CITY – Eight
members of a family, including three minors, were afflicted with Covid-19 after
reportedly getting the disease from one of their relatives here.
They and five
patients comprised the new Covid-19 cases for this city that were recorded on
Sept. 7.
City
Information Officer Aileen Refuerzo said a total of 13 new cases were
logged as well as five recoveries.
Eight of the
new cases were relatives and had close contact with a 79 year-old-female, who
tested symptomatic last Sept. 6.
The eight
closed contact of confirmed case from Santo Tomas barangay were a six-month-old
male, a one-year-old female, a six-year-old male, a 21-year-old male, a
44-year-old female, a 24-year-old female, a 34-year-old female, and an
84-year-old male.
The other
five new patients were symptomatic.
They were an
81-year-old female, a 25-year-old male, a 66-year-old female, a 47-year-old
female, and a 22-year-old male.
Mayor
Benjamin Magalong said the city’s anti-Covid-19 systems on prevention,
detection, control and treatment will continue to be in place and will be
adjusted or improved as needed.
He urged
residents to continue doing their part in cooperating with the authorities by
observing strictly all the health and safety protocols for their own and their
family’s protection amid the easing up of quarantine rules in the city.
He advised
families “to be mindful of our health standards and protocols when outside and
inside their homes.
“When at
home, wash your hands and change your clothes before you spend time with your
family, disinfect your door knobs and other frequently touched surfaces in the
home, avoid sharing utensils and monitor each other for flu-like symptoms,”
Magalong added.
For the first
week of September, Baguio City recorded three cases on Sept. 1, 12 on Sept. 2,
five on Sept. 3, five on Sept. 4, none on Sept. 5, five on Sept. 6, and 13 on
Sept. 7.
As of Sept.
7, the city had a total of 397 confirmed cases, 91 active, 286 recoveries and
10 deaths.
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