Positivity rate in Cebu City reaches 9.95%

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients proving positive per batch of tested individuals have increased significantly in Cebu City.  The positivity rate as of February 5, 2021 has reached 9.95 percent, which is almost double…

EOC isolates COVID-19 positive cop, contacts assigned to basilica

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippine — Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has revealed that a police officer briefly assigned to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño has proven positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Cebu City Councilor…

15 out of 16 new COVID-19 cases in Cebu City are close contacts

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City were mostly transmitted through close contacts. Out of the 16 new cases recorded on December 29, 2020, 15 of these individuals were close…

Use Facebook, other social media platforms for contact tracing, DOH told

Neil Arwin Mercado 08/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) should take advantage of social media in contact tracing people infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and those they had close interaction with, Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor said…

Cebu province cases at 949: More fronliners, close contacts become new cases

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Frontliners and close contacts of previously confirmed cases comprise most of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases logged in Cebu province on Saturday, June 27, 2020. According to the Department of Health in…

In Medellin, 9 close contacts of 1st COVID patient test negative

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Most of the individuals identified to have come in close contact with the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient in Medellin town were free of the virus, local officials announced. The municipal government…

Mantuyong moves 28 close contacts of COVID patients to isolation facility

Immae Lachica 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mantuyong barangay captain was relieved after 28 close contacts of COVID-19 positive patients from Zone 5, Barangay Mantuyong, Mandaue City, have been transported to the city’s isolation facility, Friday, June 5, 2020.…

48 close contacts of Talisay’s 2nd COVID patient tested, isolated

Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Talisay City government has already identified 48 individuals who were the recent close contact of their second coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient. All of the 48 individuals were already made to undergo swab…

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