84 percent of locally stranded people in Negros Occidental have COVID-19 | Inquirer News

84 percent of locally stranded people in Negros Occidental have COVID-19

/ 02:06 PM January 11, 2022

BACOLOD CITY––At least 83.52 percent of the locally-stranded individuals (LSIs), who entered Negros Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 9, tested positive for COVID-19.

The 76 individuals brought to 120 the number of LSIs who entered the province in January and tested positive for COVID-19.

Provincial Health Officer Ernell Tumimbang said the number of travelers who tested positive in January was alarming.

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The increase in cases, he said, may have been because of the rapid antigen tests conducted on arriving passengers.

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On Monday, they were subjected to a swab test to determine if they were COVID-19-positive.

With airline companies now allowed only one flight to the Bacolod-Silay Airport per day starting this week, the number of incoming travelers would be drastically reduced, said Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz.

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The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday that Bacolod was a moderate risk area for COVID-19 classified under Alert Level 3.

The DOH report does not change the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases’ classification of Bacolod at Alert Level 2 until Jan. 15.

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