3 day old infant, 20th COVID

death, as cases soar to 124

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 13 (PIA) – A three day old infant brings corona virus disease (COVID) related deaths in Bohol to 20 this week, and the risk of the dreaded virus infecting locals creep higher and higher everyday as authorities note some 124 active cases, February 13.

As to how the infant, who was reportedly born premature and was confined in the neo-natal section of an unnamed hospital here, could have been afflicted has baffled medical workers.

Suspicion of contaminated hospital equipment has been among the suspected method of the infant getting the disease, but there has been a reportedly a study and investigation being undertaken to explain the infant’s death.

Of the 124 cases, 74 percent or 92 of these cases are of people who got infected of the dreaded virus from unknowingly mingling with persons who were supposed to be in self isolation, but are stubborn enough to heed the calls to stay at home.

With these unknown, asymptomatic people moving around, the possibility of further increasing the local transmission remains high, and with Valentines pushing people to go out and celebrate the love day outside, the possibilities of spreading the disease even more goes exponentially higher.

The 124 active COVID cases recorded a day before Valentines Day, also comes with six new cases with a high probability that these too are from local transmission.

The day records 92 cases from local transmission, the remaining 26 cases brought in by Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROF), Locally Stranded Individuals (LSI) and Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs).

On the daily COVID report which the Bohol Inter Agency Task Force shared Saturday night, in its 8:00 PM update, it showed the town of Dauis leading in local transmission with 41 cases, followed by Ubay at 25 and Tagbilaran City, with 13 local transmission cases.

Other cases of local transmission are from 2 Maribojoc residents, 1 Baclayon resident, 2 Panglao residents, 2 Loon residents, one Pilar, one Lila, One Candijay resident and tow health care workers from Mabini.

Meanwhile, the six new cases which have not yet been determined as to their source of transmission come from three Ubay residents, one Bilar APOR, one Bilar LSi and one Loboc LSI.

Of the 26 cases brought in by Boholanos or by APORs from outside Bohol, majority or 17 cases are from returning LSIs: (Ubay, Panglao, 3 Tagbilaran City LSIs, Valencia, Bilar, 5 Inabanga LSI,s Baclayon, Loay and Balilihan).

The rest are APORs (Tagbilaran City, Candijay, Cortes, Clarin and 2 Dauis APORS). The day also recorded 2 Mabini ROFs and an Overseas Filipino worker from Maribojoc.

Since March of last year too, BIATF reported some 57,002 Boholanos who were LSIs, OFWs, ROFs and APORs who have been accepted back in Bohol, with or without consideration of the risks they bring in.

Since then too, Bohol has tracked some 830 recoveries from the disease. (rahchiu/PIA-7/Bohol)

OVER 74%. Take extra precaution when stepping out February 14 and the next week. The probability that an asymptomatic COVID positive person could be standing beside you in an elevator, behind you at the grocery counter or the one woure meeting at the malss activity area is hiher than high, so taking the health and safety protocols are alsways in order. (PIA Bohol)