5th COVID-19 positive case in Occidental Mindoro recorded
CITY OF CALAPAN –– The fifth coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Occidental Mindoro, the youngest so far, was reported on Thursday morning by the Provincial Health Office (PHO).
Governor Eduardo Gadiano, on his Facebook page, citing the PHO report, said the seven-year-old female patient is from Barangay Caminawit in San Jose town.
On April 15, she was admitted to the San Jose District Hospital because of difficulty in breathing.
The following day, her specimen was collected and sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine on April 17. She tested positive on Wednesday, Gadiano said.
The patient will undergo two consecutive tests soon.
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