Man who died at Capiz hospital was negative for coronavirus

By Felipe V. Celino

ROXAS CITY, Capiz— A 30-year-old man who died at Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital here was negative of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

A press statement issued by provincial health officer l Leah del Rosario said the test results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) released on March 28, 2020 revealed that the sample taken from the man was negative for COVID-19.

Last week, the hospital staff that took care of a 30-year-old person under investigation (PUI) at the RMPH underwent quarantine after the patient died of heart ailment Thursday last week.

According to the attending physician, the PUI died of Acute Pulmonary Edema secondary to Congestive Heart Failure secondary to Cardiomyopathy.

The man came from Manila on March 15, 2020 on board a passenger ship. He was taken to the hospital the following day after suffering from cough and flu and was classified as a PUI due to his travel history.

The hospital sent his blood sample to the Research RITM in Manila for testing.

The barangay where he lives was reportedly under lockdown to monitor the residents’ health. The hospital where he was confined is also being monitored.

Capiz has one positive COVID-19 case from the town of Jamindan.

Meanwhile, 9 of the 29 PUIs were negative for the virus.

Based on the data of the Provincial Health Office, 12 are under home quarantine and 8 are in hospitals.

The province has 3,296 persons under monitoring or those with no signs and symptoms but travelled to infected areas.