Bohol island village has 3 more COVID-19 patients | Inquirer News

Bohol island village has 3 more COVID-19 patients

By: - Correspondent / @leoudtohanINQ
/ 05:02 PM August 18, 2020

A man makes “Encantadia-inspired” face shields in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Leo Udtohan/Inquirer Visayas

TAGBILARAN CITY –– The island-barangay of Malingin in Bien Unido town, Bohol has recorded three more cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday.

Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap, in a post on Facebook, said the three patients were among 81 residents swabbed last Saturday.

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The infection was a result of local transmission.

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The island now has the highest number of coronavirus infections in the province at 17 and one death.

The majority of the patients were asymptomatic and were self-isolating at home.

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Malingin, which has1,106 residents, has been on lockdown due to cases of the COVID-19.

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The municipal government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas distributed food packs to the residents.

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At least 350 gallons of mineral water were also given by Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado of Bohol’s second district.

Bohol now has 130 cases of COVID-19 with 25 active, 99 recoveries, and six deaths.

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