Occidental Mindoro records 9th COVID-19 case | Inquirer News

Occidental Mindoro records 9th COVID-19 case

By: - Correspondent / @mvirolaINQ
/ 09:50 AM May 22, 2020

CITY OF CALAPAN, Occidental Mindoro  — The Provincial Health Office of Occidental Mindoro has confirmed its ninth coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on Friday morning in a Facebook post.

The agency said that the patient is a 27-year-old male from San Jose town and a healthcare worker at San Jose District Hospital (SJDH).

Department of Health Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) chief Mario Baquilod confirmed the information to Governor Eduardo Gadiano Friday morning, May 22.

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The patient’s swab specimen was collected last May 16 during the expanded targeted COVID-19 testing program of the provincial government held at SJDH.

At present, the patient is asymptomatic and has been in strict isolation since May 16.

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