CAGAYAN de Oro has registered 28 new coronavius disease (Covid-19) cases after four locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and 24 residents tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 683.
According to Acting City Health Officer Dr. Lorraine Nery, of the 24 new local cases, 15 are close contacts of previously confirmed cases and four are local authorized persons outside esidence (Apors).
City Health Office Epidemiologist Dr. Joselito Retuya said all of the Covid-positive LSIs were immediately brought to the city isolation unit upon their arrival in the city.
The 656th case is a 22-year-old female LSI from Cebu and a resident of Barangay Bugo. She arrived in Cagayan de Oro via plane on September 18. She was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24.
The woman is asymptomatic and has no known comorbidity. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 657th case is a 27-year-old female LSI from Pasay City and a resident of Barangay 35. She arrived in Cagayan de Oro via plane on September 18. She was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24.
The woman has occasional sneezes, however, she had no known comorbidity. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 658th case is a 37-year-old male LSI from Mandaue, Cebu and a resident of Barangay FS Catanico. He arrived in Cagayan de Oro via sea travel on September 19. He was swabbed on September 24 and the result came out positive.
The man is asymptomatic and has no known comorbidity. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 659th case is a 32-year-old male LSI from ParaƱaque and a resident of Barangay Indahag. According to Retuya, the man had underwent rapid diagnostic tests in Manila on March, June and July, all of them came out negative.
He arrived in Cagayan de Oro via sea travel on September 17. He was swabbed on September 22 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 660th case is a 41-year-old male resident of Barangay Kauswagan. He was swabbed on September 22 in a private testing facilty and the result came out positive on September 24. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 661st case is a 46-year-old male resident of Barangay 35. He was exposed to the 482nd case, the 94-year-old woman from the same barangay. He is the grandson of the 482nd case. His last day of exposure was on September 13.
The man was swabbed on September 22 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is asymptomatic and has no known comorbidity. He is currently at the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 662nd case is a 67-year-old male resident of Barangay 35. He was exposed to the 482nd case, who is his co-tenant. He was brought to the city isolation unit on September 15.
The man was swabbed on September 22 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is asymptomatic and has no known comorbidity. He is currently at the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 663rd case is a 53-year-old female resident of Barangay 35, who was exposed to the 482nd case. She is the a relative of the 482nd case. Her last day of exposure was on September 13 and she was brought to the city isolation unit on September 15.
The woman was swabbed on September 22 and the result came out positive on September 24. She is asymptomatic and has no known comorbidity. She is currently at the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 664th case is a 17-year-old male resident of Barangay 35, who was exposed to the 482nd case. He is the grandson of the 482nd case. His last day of exposure was on September 23 and he was brought to the city isolation unit on September 15.
The young man was swabbed on September 22 and the result came positive on September 24.
The 665th case is a 32-year-old male local Apor, a healthcare worker who was exposed to the 606th case, the 71-year-old man from Barangay Carmen. His last day of exposure was on September 18.
The man was brought to the city isolation unit on September 24 where he was swabbed and the result came out positive on September 25. The City Health Office identified seven household contacts of the man.
The 666th case is a 28-year-old male local APOR residing in Barangay Nazareth. He is a government employee in one of the provinces in Northern Mindanao.
The man had an onset of fever and is currrently staying in the city isolation unit. He was swabbed in a private testing facility and the result came out positive on September 25. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The City Health Office identified 18 direct contacts of the man.
The 667th case is a 23-year-old female resident of Barangay Lapasan. She is an employee of an institution, according to Retuya.
The woman was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 25. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The City Health Office identified one direct contact of the woman.
The 668th case is a 27-year-old female resident of Barangay Cugman, who was exposed to the 511th case, the 23-year-old man from Barangay Carmen. The woman works as a manager of a pawnshop.
She had fever, cough and sore throat on September 18. She was swabbed and tested positive. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The City Health Office identified seven household contacts and five workplace contacts of the woman.
The 669th case is a 59-year-old resident of Barangay Nazareth, who was exposed to the 577th and 578th cases. She is the mother of the 577th and 578th cases.
The 577th case is a 24-year-old woman from Barangay Nazareth, and the 578th case is a 21-year-old woman residing in the same barangay.
The 59-year-old woman's last day of exposure was on September 18. She was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive. The City Health Office identified four household contacts.
The 670th case is a 27-year-old male local APOR residing in Barangay Gusa. He is a government employee of an institution. He experienced body pain and headache on September 14, and loss of sense of taste and smell and nasal congestion on September 16.
The man was brought to the city isolation unit on September 22. He was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The City Health Office identified three household contacts of the man.
The 671st case is a 67-year-old male resident of Barangay Bulua. He was admitted to a private hospital on September 21 due to body pain and bloody stool. He was swabbed on September 24 and the result came out positive on September 25.
The man is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 672nd case is a 43-year-old male who was exposed to the 478th case, the 85-year-old man from Barangay Lapasan. He is the son-in-law of the 478th case.
The 43-year-old man was brought to the city isolation unit on September 22. He was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 673rd case is an 11-year-old female who was exposed to the 478th case. She is the granddaughter of the 478th case. She was brought to the city isolation unit on September 22.
The young lady was swabbed on September 23 adn the result came out positive on September 24. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 674th case is a 15-year-old female who was exposed to the 478th case. She is the granddaughter of the 478th case. She was brought to the city isolation unit on September 22.
The young lady was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 675th case is a 47-year-old female who was exposed to the 478th case. She is the daughter of the 478th case. She was brought to the city isolation unit on September 22.
The woman was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 676th case is a 20-year-old female who was exposed to the 478th case. She is the granddaughter of the 478th case. She was brought to the city isolation unit on September 22.
The woman was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 677th case is a 52-year-old female who was exposed to the 479th case, the 52-year-old man from a gated subdivision in Upper Carmen. She is the wife of the 478th case. She was brought to the city isolation unit on September 18.
The woman was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. She has no known comorbifdity and is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 678th case is a 24-year-old female who was exposed to the 479th case. She is the daughter of the 479th case. Her last day of exposured was on September 11. She had a fever on September 19.
The woman was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. She is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 679th case is a 25-year-old male who was exposed to the 479th case. He is the son of the 479th case. He was brought to the city isolation unit on September 18.
The man was swabbed on September 23 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 680th case is a 45-year-old male resident of Barangay Macasandig. He sought medical consultation in a private hospital due to his diabetes, low grade fever and shortness of breath. He had his follow-up check up on September 21 and was admitted to a private hospital.
The man was swabbed on September 21 and the result came out positive on September 23. The City Health Office identified four direct contacts of the man.
The 681st case is a 27-year-old female local APOR who was exposed to the 570th case, the 25-year-old woman local APOR from Barangay Carmen. She is the sister of the 570th case.
The 27-year-old woman had a fever and was admitted to a private hospital. She was swabbed on September 21 and the result came out positive on September 23. She is currently at the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The City Health Office identified 11 direct contacts, four of whom are household contacts and seven workplace contacts.
The 682nd case is a 65-year-old male resident of a subdivision in Barangay Bulua. He had an onset of cough on September 18 and experienced loss of sense of taste and smell, and fever on September 20.
The man sought medical consultation in a government hospital in Camp Evangelista. He was swabbed on September 22 and the result came out positive on September 24. He is set to be transferred to the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility.
The 683rd case is a 29-year-old male local APOR residing in Barangay Macasandig. He is a healthcare worker in Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC). He was admitted to NMMC where he was swabbed and tested positive.
The City Health Office identified two household contacts of the man.
Cagayan de Oro City has registered 255 active cases, 12 of whom are admitted to the NMMC, 206 are outpatients and 37 are ROFs/LSIs.