CEBU CITY, Philippines — Maternity patients — four women who recently gave birth — and one newborn baby are among the new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) logged in Cebu Province from May 15 to 17, 2020.
In a livestream presser, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced that a total of 10 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past three days.
The distribution of the new cases are as follows:
Liloan – 1
Talisay City – 4
Samboan – 1
Toledo City – 1
San Fernando – 1
Badian – 1
Health worker – 1
The maternity patients, who are from Liloan, Samboan, Badian and one of the four COVID-19 cases in Talisay City, have all recently given birth. The Talisay City patient was admitted in a Talisay City hospital.
The patient from Toledo City, on the other hand, is an infant girl who was born last May 12.
The patient from San Fernando, is a one-year-old child, who was also admitted in the Talisay District Hospital.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the province to 70. The number included the inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) and the health workers, who resided in the province./dbs