135 Cagayan de Oro residents contract coronavirus

THE Cagayan de Oro Health Office recorded 135 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, all of which were local transmissions, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the city to 12,187.

Of the 135 new local cases, 75 were local index cases, 32 were close contacts of previously confirmed cases, 21 were local authorized persons outside residence (Apors), four were Apors with link, one person deprived of liberty (PDL), and two mortalities.

Cagayan de Oro logged 1,517 active cases, 492 of whom were admitted to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center and other hospitals in the city, and 1,025 were outpatients.

The city also registered 40 new coronavirus-positive persons who were now tagged as "recovered," bringing the total number of recoveries in Cagayan de Oro to 10,133.

The number of Covid-19 deaths in the city was now at 537.

Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-positive vaccinated individuals in Cagayan de Oro was now at 1,433, city epidemiologist Dr. Joselito Retuya reported.

According to Retuya, of the 1,433 vaccinees, 949 were vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine, 320 were vaccinated with AstraZeneca, 108 with Pfizer, 53 with Sputnik V, and three Sinopharm.

Of the 949 coronavirus-positive Sinovac vaccinees, 711 individuals were experiencing mild symptoms, 168 were asymptomatic, 65 were moderate cases, and five were severe cases.

Among the 320 AstraZeneca vaccinees, 217 individuals had mild symptoms, 75 were asymptomatic, 26 had moderate symptoms, and two were severe cases.