By Gemi Formaran May 24, 2020 LUCENA CITY - After having a big number of recoveries a few days ago, six patients classified as pro...
May 24, 2020
LUCENA CITY - After having a big number of recoveries a few days ago, six patients classified as probable coronavirus desease (COVID-19) patients have died in Quezon province, according to local health officials.
The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) through the Quezon Public Information Office (QPIO) revealed the death of 6 'probable' patients bringing the total number to 13.
In a phone interview, IPHO chief, Dr. Grace Santiago said of the 6 fatalities, one of them was from San Antonio, Quezon while the rest were from this city.
Asked on where and when they expired, Santiago said the one from San Antonio town died at RHU San Antonio last May 19, the four at MMG Hospital this city last April 19, May 9, 10 and May 11 and the last one was at Mt. Carmel Diocesan Hospital also in this city last May 12.
Santiago said all the 6 patients, 3 males and 3 famales aged 47, 51, 5, 55, 7 and 2, have not been tested before they died.
As to what took them long in reporting the death of 6 patients, the IPHO chief explained that the delay was due to several reasons and one of them was the process of collecting and gathering of data by their surveillance officers that usually takes time.
"There are parameters before a patient who died can be classified as confirmed, suspected or probable case, that's why our health personnel are very careful", said Santiago.
In its 12:00 noon bulletin, the QPIO announced that Quezon has 85 confirmed COVID-19 patients, 66 recoveries and 8 deaths.
It said the latest infected patient was traced in this city, now with 31 cases. But 29 of them have already recovered.
The remaining 11 carriers of the virus in the province are still confined and recuperating in different medical facilities.
As to the suspected COVID-19 cases, Quezon has 1,121.
Of the figures 620 were already cleared after doing home quarantine, 375 have been discharged from hospitals, 52 on home quarantine, 46 are still confined while 28 have died.
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