Talisay City resident is first Delta case in Negros Occ.

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD City – Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said that Negros Occidental is no longer free from the Covid-19 Delta variant after it was detected in a 52-year-old resident of Talisay City.

The Talisay City resident is a returning overseas Filipino (ROF) worker, Diaz said.

Diaz said the ROF, who came from the United Arab Emirates, and his family members were immediately re-swabbed and restricted after they were informed of the results on Wednesday.

The Negrense arrived Aug. 11, after having been quarantined at Seda Hotel from July 20 to 30, and at BB Hotel, both in Manila, from July 30 to Aug. 11.

After three weeks of isolation, the ROF was issued a certification by the Bureau of Quarantine attesting that he was fully recovered.

On Aug. 25, the Provincial Health Office was informed that the ROF was infected with the highly contagious Delta variant.

He added that as a standard operating procedure, the ROF was immediately re-swabbed to check if he and his family members are still infected with the Delta variant.

The ROF was advised to undergo strict quarantine, Diaz further said.

Meanwhile, Bacolod City logged six Delta variant cases.