COVID-19 patient in Legazpi City transferred to hospital
LEGAZPI CITY –– The American citizen who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in this city was admitted to a hospital for quarantine.
Mayor Noel Rosal said the patient was transferred to the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH) around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The 52-year-old patient tagged as PH766 arrived in the city on March 8.
He had a check-up at the BRTTH on March 16 due to coughing. He was discharged for home quarantine the following day, after a swab test.
Antonio Ludovice, chief of Albay provincial health office, said that the patient had his second throat swab test last Saturday and now asymptomatic.
His Filipina girlfriend, also a PUI, was also quarantined at the BRTTH, Ludovice said.
Article continues after this advertisementThey rented an apartment in Barangay Bagumbayan, which was under total lockdown since Friday (March 27) night.
Article continues after this advertisementRosal has also ordered a total lockdown in Barangays Ilawod West and Ilawod for contact tracing and disinfection.
The lockdown order in Ilawod was lifted at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
The other two COVID-19 patients in the towns of Guinobatan and Bacacay were still on home quarantine.
LZB
For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.
What you need to know about Coronavirus.
For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.
The Inquirer Foundation supports our healthcare frontliners and is still accepting cash donations to be deposited at Banco de Oro (BDO) current account #007960018860 or donate through PayMaya using this link.
