DAVAO CITY - Six children were among the latest cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recorded in the Davao region over the weekend.
Based on the profiles of confirmed COVID-19 cases for August 29 that were released by the Department of Health (DOH) Region 11 on Sunday, three boys and three girls were among the 57 cases of COVID-19 recorded on Saturday.
Two children, both aged 12 years old, were from Davao de Oro province.
The provincial government of Davao de Oro said the girl from Pangi in Maco town was exposed to her father, who was found to be positive for COVID-19 last August 15. Their family traveled from Bicol last July 27, and arrived in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on July 29.
The boy, on the other hand, was a locally stranded individual (LSI) from Cebu City, who arrived at the Nasipit Port on August 10.
Two children were from Davao del Sur, including an 11-month-old boy from Barangay Poblacion Uno in Bansalan, and a 15-year-old girl from Barangay Bato in Santa Cruz.
The two other children were an eight-year-old boy from Matina Pangi in Davao City, who was exposed to a confirmed case; and a six-year-old girl from La Union, San Isidro in Davao Oriental whose history of exposure was still under investigation.
Meanwhile, a 70-year-old male patient from Barangay Mintal here who died on August 26 was also found to be positive for COVID-19. The patient had the onset of symptoms on August 23.
On Sunday, the DOH Davao Center for Health Development reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the region. bringing the total number of active cases to 471.
The new cases included nine from Davao City, three each from Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental, and two from Davao del Sur
The DOH also recorded 34 recoveries.
“Among these, 12 are from Davao City, 11 are from Davao Oriental, seven are from Davao de Oro, and two each from Davao del Sur and Davao del Norte,” the DOH report said.
The region has recorded a total of 2,137 cases of COVID-19 with 67 deaths and 1,599 recoveries.