CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City reported four new cases and 19 recoveries from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The Talisay City Public Information Office (PIO) revealed this in a post on Thursday dawn, August 13, 2020.
The city now has a total of 794 cases, but only 49 are left active. With the addition of 19 recoveries, the number of recoveries has risen to 653.
There were 8 additional deaths recorded in the latest update as the death toll now rose to 92.
The new cases, according to the city’s PIO post, were recorded in barangays Lawaan I and Dumlog.
Three of the new cases are from Dumlog, including two cases who are family members of a previously confirmed cases.
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The two individuals, a 32-year-old female and 10-year-old female, were swabbed on August 9, 2020.
The other case in Dumlog is 29-year-old female, who is also a close contact of another confirmed case. The patient is exhibiting influenza-like symptoms.
The last case is a 50-year-old male from Barangay Lawaan I, who was swabbed last August 10, 2020, due to influenza-like-symptoms. /bmjo