154 COVID-19 cases in Roxas City

By Felipe V. Celino 

 

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases here rose to 154 after 13 more new cases were reported Monday.

Roxas City Mayor Ronnie Dadivas confirmed this on his official statement posted in his Facebook account Monday morning.

The mayor also confirmed that City Veterinary Head Dr. Roberto Dante Corros was positive for COVID-19 and died Friday morning.

He said Corros had diabetes, hypertension, and heart problem. He was admitted to a hospital Wednesday last week.

Dadivas said 59 cases remain active while 79 have recovered and 16 died.

The new COVID-19 cases:

CASE # 142: a 30-year-old female health worker from Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH) and resident of Brgy. Bato, Roxas City

CASE # 143: a 30-year-old male health worker of RMPH, and resident of Brgy. Milibili.

CASE # 144: a 23-year-old female health worker from RMPH and resident of Purok 1, Brgy. Libas, Roxas City.

CASE # 145: a 29-year-old male health worker from a private hospital and resident of Malipayon Village, Brgy. Tiza.

CASE # 146: a 35-year-old female health worker from a private hospital and resident of Tanque Ilawod, Roxas City.

CASE # 147: a 24-year-old male health worker of a private hospital here and resident of Brgy. 11, Roxas City.

CASE # 148: a 52-year-old male health worker of the City Health Office and resident of Malipayon Village, Brgy. Tiza.

CASE # 149: a 19-year-old female from Arcenas Subd., Brgy. Tiza, Roxas City with close contact to a positive case.

CASE # 150: a 52-year-old female of Arcenas Subd. Brgy. Tiza, Roxas City and close contact of another positive case.

CASE # 151: a 72-year-old female from Legazpi Ilawod, Roxas City with no travel history and symptomatic, confined at RMPH.

CASE # 152: a 57-year-old female from Tanza Gua, Roxas City, symptomatic, and admitted to a private hospital here.

CASE # 153: a 87-year-old female from Magallanes St., Brgy. 1, Roxas City and admitted to a private hospital here.

CASE # 154: a 1-year-old baby from Barangay Punta Tabuc, Roxas City, a child of a frontliner.