[UPDATED] Benguet Records 2 New COVID-19 Cases

As of 12:00 noon today, July 7, 2020, the Department of Health Cordillera has released the latest update about the COVID-19 cases within the region.

New COVID-19 Cases in Benguet

Based on the report, there are two (2) new COVID-19 cases in the Province of Benguet. One is a twenty-seven (27)-year old male and the other is a thirty-three (33)-year old male.

The total cases within the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of today is One Hundred and Twenty Five (125), One Hundred and Five (105) of which have already recovered from the disease while Eighteen (18) are still admitted in hospital/facilities.

UPDATES ON THE 2 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN BENGUET

PIO-Benguet has published two separate updates regarding the two most recent COVID-19 cases in the province. One of the updates is dated Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 7:20 PM and the other one is posted today, July 8, 2020.

The 27-Year Old Male COVID-19 Patient

Here are the details about the twenty-seven (27)-year old male COVID-19 patient based on the said updates:

• A resident of the Municipality of Kabayan, Benguet.
• A vendor who traveled via a truck from Tondo, Manila to Baguio City on July 5, 2020
• He managed to pass through all checkpoints with a barangay clearance issued in Tondo stating that he has never been classified as a suspect with his Rapid Diagnostic Test negative result
• He walked from Baguio City to La Trinidad but police officers manning the checkpoint at KM 3 brought him to the Temporary Provincial Quarantine Facility in Wangal
• He was swabbed at the facility where he has been admitted until his test result came out positive yesterday, July 7, 2020.
• The patient is asymptomatic and is referred for admission at the Benguet General Hospital

Furthermore, according to PIO-Benguet’s update today, the Provincial Health Office has confirmed that after verification and contact-tracing, the 27-year-old COVID-19 patient from Kabayan has not yet gone home to his municipality.

Thus, the said municipality still remains free from COVID-19 since the patient has no travel history nor any contacts in Kabayan.

However, as of the moment, as stated by PIO-Benguet, the said case is still reflected as Kabayan case in their COVID-19 tracker.

The 33-Year Old Male COVID-19 Patient

On the other hand, here are details about the thirty-three (33)-year old male patient:

• A frontliner from La Trinidad, Benguet
• He was swabbed at the Camp Dangwa Hospital and has an exposure to a known positive case
• The patient is asymptomatic and is referred for admission at the Benguet General Hospital

SOURCE

Department of Health – Cordillera
PIO Benguet (July 7, 2020, 7:20 PM)
PIO Benguet (July 8, 2020, 8:00 AM)

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