COVID-19 local transmission reaches 64 percent

BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – Cases of local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here is now at 64 percent, the Department of Health in Caraga (DOH-13) said in its regular health briefing Tuesday.

DOH-13 data, as of September 21, showed the city has 591 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in March, with 282 recoveries, 285 active cases, and 24 recorded deaths.

Of the city's total number of cases, 380 or 64 percent were local transmissions, 41 (seven percent) were locally stranded individuals (LSIs), 18 (three percent) were returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), 113 (19 percent) were health care workers, and 30 (five percent) were front-liners, DOH-13 data showed.

DOH-13 said Barangay Libertad topped the list of places with the most number of COVID-19 infections at 81 cases, followed by Ambago with 48, Villa Kanangga 46, Doongan 36, and Bayanihan with 31.

The agency also announced 14 new Covid-19 infections as of Monday, all recorded in Butuan City and classified as local transmissions.

“Of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 11 are having mild symptoms while three are experiencing severe symptoms. The new cases are now quarantined, monitored, and managed accordingly,” the DOH-13 said.

Five of the new cases were local transmissions, four were health care workers, four have close contact with previously confirmed cases and a front-liner.

Caraga, as of Monday, has a total of 1,063 confirmed COVID-19 infections with 594 recoveries, 436 active cases, and 33 recorded deaths.

The number of local transmission in the region now stands at 466 or 44 percent, while cases among LSIs were recorded at 297 (28 percent), ROF 62 (six percent), health care workers 151 (14 percent), and frontliners 43, the DOH-13 said.