Ilocos Sur: 108 Covid cases, six in Tagudin
>> Sunday, November 29, 2020
By April
M. Bravo
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur –
This province now has a total of 108 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 91
recoveries and one death as of Nov. 23.
Based on the latest Covid-19 tracker of the province, areas with active Covid-19 cases included Candon City with five, Sta. Cruz with two and one each from Lidlidda, Sugpon and Banayoyo.
But six new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Tagudin last week.
These included IS-C103, a 30-year-old male tricycle driver, asymptomatic from Barangay Baracbac, the husband of Patient IS-105.
He had no comorbidities nor travel history.
IS-C104 was an asymptomatic 68-year-old female from Barangay Baracbac with controlled hypertension and no travel history.
IS-C105 was a 31-year-old female, asymptomatic also from Baracbac with no comorbidities.
She works as a technician at the National Tobacco Administration-Candon Branch.
IS-C106 was a 61-year-old female from Barangay Bitalag with hypertension but with no travel history.
She developed mild symptoms (colds and hoarseness of voice) on Nov. 21.
IS-C107 was a 37-year-old male LGU utility worker, asymptomatic from Baracbac with no comorbidities.
IS-C108 wasa 74-year-old male from Barangay Becques with no travel history and no comorbidities.
He developed mild symptoms (intermittent dry cough) on Nov. 21.
All six patients were confined at the Ilocos Sur District Hospital-Sta. Lucia, said Tagudin Mayor Roque Verzosa Jr.
Verzosa said the new Tagudin Town Hall was disinfected to ensure protection and safety of both the transacting public and the officials and employees of the local government unit.
Delivery of basic services and regular office transactions resumed on Nov. 25.
However, the Rural Health Unit, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and Economic Enterprise (Yellow Market) was available for its usual services.
Verzosa issued executive order no. 65 s. of 2020 on Nov. 22 placing Baracbac, Becques and Bitalag villages under zoning containment strategy.
Meanwhile, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur continues to implement measures to further curb its COVID-19 infections.
The new guidelines on the implementation of modified general community quarantine in Ilocos Sur are contained in the Executive Order No. 43 s. of 2020 issued by Governor Ryan Luis Singson on November 20. (JCR/AMB/PIA Ilocos Sur)
Based on the latest Covid-19 tracker of the province, areas with active Covid-19 cases included Candon City with five, Sta. Cruz with two and one each from Lidlidda, Sugpon and Banayoyo.
But six new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Tagudin last week.
These included IS-C103, a 30-year-old male tricycle driver, asymptomatic from Barangay Baracbac, the husband of Patient IS-105.
He had no comorbidities nor travel history.
IS-C104 was an asymptomatic 68-year-old female from Barangay Baracbac with controlled hypertension and no travel history.
IS-C105 was a 31-year-old female, asymptomatic also from Baracbac with no comorbidities.
She works as a technician at the National Tobacco Administration-Candon Branch.
IS-C106 was a 61-year-old female from Barangay Bitalag with hypertension but with no travel history.
She developed mild symptoms (colds and hoarseness of voice) on Nov. 21.
IS-C107 was a 37-year-old male LGU utility worker, asymptomatic from Baracbac with no comorbidities.
IS-C108 wasa 74-year-old male from Barangay Becques with no travel history and no comorbidities.
He developed mild symptoms (intermittent dry cough) on Nov. 21.
All six patients were confined at the Ilocos Sur District Hospital-Sta. Lucia, said Tagudin Mayor Roque Verzosa Jr.
Verzosa said the new Tagudin Town Hall was disinfected to ensure protection and safety of both the transacting public and the officials and employees of the local government unit.
Delivery of basic services and regular office transactions resumed on Nov. 25.
However, the Rural Health Unit, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and Economic Enterprise (Yellow Market) was available for its usual services.
Verzosa issued executive order no. 65 s. of 2020 on Nov. 22 placing Baracbac, Becques and Bitalag villages under zoning containment strategy.
Meanwhile, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur continues to implement measures to further curb its COVID-19 infections.
The new guidelines on the implementation of modified general community quarantine in Ilocos Sur are contained in the Executive Order No. 43 s. of 2020 issued by Governor Ryan Luis Singson on November 20. (JCR/AMB/PIA Ilocos Sur)
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