The Department of Health confirms that two city residents turned out positive for the Delta variant as indicated by the result of the genome sequencing conducted by the Philippine Genome Center.
The first case of Delta variant positive is a 71-year-old male resident of Barangay Banago. He is said to be asymptomatic, and was swabbed July 15, 2021. Five members of his household also turned out positive with mild symptoms, based on their RT-PCR tests, but none of them was admitted to the hospital.
The second Delta case is a 32-year-old pregnant woman from Barangay Sum-ag. She was swabbed on July 19, 2021 as requirement for pregnant women at 36 weeks of pregnancy onwards. She has no travel history. She is also asymptomatic. Her husband works at a local hospital. He is also asymptomatic, fully vaccinated with Sinovac. Four other household members were asymptomatic as well.
Read Mayor Leonardia’s full statement below:
This is to inform the public that the City Mayor’s Office and the Emergency Operations Center – Task Force received confirmed reports today [August 12, 2021] from the Department of Health that two city residents turned out positive for the Delta variant as indicated by the result of the genome sequencing conducted by the Philippine Genome Center.
It is very unfortunate that this development came about at a time when our coronavirus infections are on a steady decline the past two weeks and our vaccination rollout is going full swing. These are challenging times, indeed, as COVID-19 spread remains unpredictable as experienced also anywhere in the world.
Our first case of Delta variant positive is a 71-year-old male resident of Barangay Banago. He is said to be asymptomatic, and was swabbed July 15, 2021. Five members of his household also turned out positive with mild symptoms, based on their RT-PCR tests, but none of them was admitted to the hospital.
The second Delta case is a 32-year-old pregnant woman from Barangay Sum-ag. She was swabbed on July 19, 2021 as requirement for pregnant women at 36 weeks of pregnancy onwards. She has no travel history. She is also asymptomatic. Her husband works at a local hospital. He is also asymptomatic, fully vaccinated with Sinovac. Four other household members were asymptomatic as well.
Upon receiving confirmation from health authorities, I immediately ordered for localized containment measures/surgical lockdown of the residential areas in Sum-ag and Banago, where the two patients and their families reside. Such moves are in full effect while our medical experts and the EOC are further looking into the situation.
Let me further assure the public that extensive contact-tracing efforts are being made by our medical team. Re-swabbing or repeat swabbing, as per NIATF and DOH policy, are also being made.
Immediately after news broke out this evening, the EOC and its pool of medical experts and yours truly buckled down to work until late evening to, among others, execute an action plan and identify interventions on how to arrest the problem.
These same plan of action and medical interventions will be presented in a press briefing via Zoom that will be called by the EOC and medical team on Friday, August 13.
In closing, let me take this opportunity to ask for your understanding and be reminded that while this pandemic is still very much in our midst, the public should not let its guard down. Let us continue to observe minimum health protocols by wearing face mask and face shield when necessary, avoid crowded places and attending big meetings and social gatherings. Go out only when necessary and always observe physical distancing.
Stay safe everyone and God bless!
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