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Newborn baby is Mandaue City's newest COVID-19 case
Newborn baby is Mandaue City's newest COVID-19 case
Annie Perez,
ABS-CBN News
Published May 18, 2020 11:58 PM PHT
The newest case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Mandaue City, Cebu is a newborn baby boy, the city government said Monday.
The newest case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Mandaue City, Cebu is a newborn baby boy, the city government said Monday.
The baby, a resident of Sitio Riverside in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, is currently admitted at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.
The baby, a resident of Sitio Riverside in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City, is currently admitted at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.
No other details about the baby's parents were disclosed but contact tracing is now being done.
No other details about the baby's parents were disclosed but contact tracing is now being done.
There are now 113 cases of COVID-19 in Mandaue City. Of this number, 90 are from the Mandaue City Jail. Eighty-nine are inmates and one is a jail personnel.
There are now 113 cases of COVID-19 in Mandaue City. Of this number, 90 are from the Mandaue City Jail. Eighty-nine are inmates and one is a jail personnel.
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Meanwhile, a one-year-old child who died tested positive for COVID-19 in San Fernando, Southern Cebu.
Meanwhile, a one-year-old child who died tested positive for COVID-19 in San Fernando, Southern Cebu.
According to San Fernando administrator Neil Papas, the infant was brought to the Talisay District Hospital last May 12 due to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) but the infant died on the same day.
According to San Fernando administrator Neil Papas, the infant was brought to the Talisay District Hospital last May 12 due to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) but the infant died on the same day.
The infant was buried in Talisay City on May 13.
The infant was buried in Talisay City on May 13.
A swab sample was taken and the baby tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing is also now being done.
A swab sample was taken and the baby tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing is also now being done.
This was the first case in San Fernando, Cebu.
This was the first case in San Fernando, Cebu.
As of Monday, there are 12,718 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, with 831 deaths and 2,729 recoveries.
As of Monday, there are 12,718 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, with 831 deaths and 2,729 recoveries.
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