Negros Oriental on Thursday reported 232 additional recoveries from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, in a virtual presser, also said results from various molecular laboratories showed the province has 251 new Covid-19 cases.
The results cover October 5, 6, and 7, said Estacion, who is also the Covid-19 incident commander of the province’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
Meanwhile, 17 new deaths due to Covid-19 were reported between September 30 and October 6, she added.
Estacion cited the case of a health worker who was fully vaccinated but died due to comorbidities.
She warned the province’s residents that Covid-19 cases are still on the rise, and advised that they practice the minimum health standards to keep safe.
The total caseload of Negros Oriental as of October 7 is 14,856, broken down into 12,572 recoveries, 1,971 active positive infections, and 313 mortalities.
The hospital isolation bed capacity for Covid-19 patients is at an average of 85 percent, including those in the intensive care units and the regular wards for moderate cases, Estacion said.
Source: Philippines News Agency
