QC registers 2,605 virus cases
The local government of Quezon City yesterday announced the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city has breached 2,600 on Friday, as the total number of infected rose to 2,605. Of the number, 2,509 have addresses in the city, while 2,445 were validated by the QC Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit and District Health Offices.
We’re able to find new cases and prevent the risk of spreading the disease by immediately transferring positive cases to our Hope community care facilities or to hospitals.
The QC local government unit (LGU) said 67 more patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total to 1,291, while the death toll is now at 207 after recording seven new fatalities.
The LGU added there are still 947 active cases in the city, while a special concern lockdown (SCL) is still being implemented in Sitio Militar in Bahay Toro, Calle 29 in Libis and Kaingin Bukid in Apolonio Samson. Meantime, Dr. Rolly Cruz, QC-Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) head, said the move to put high-risk areas under SCL has enabled them to detect and isolate more COVID-19 cases in densely populated areas.
“We’re able to find new cases and prevent the risk of spreading the disease by immediately transferring positive cases to our Hope community care facilities or to hospitals,” Cruz said.
“Imagine if those areas haven’t been placed under SCL. People who might be carrying the disease can easily go in and out of their homes and spread the virus around their communities,” he explained.
As of 5 June, the QC Health Department recorded 4,013 residents from areas under SCL who underwent rapid testing, with 240 returning positive for IGg and IGM.
The first batch of confirmatory swab testing for those positive for IGg and IGM came back with 53 positive cases, while the rest were negative, Cruz said.
On the other hand,
Alberto Kimpo, Assistant
City Administrator for
Operations, noted the SCL proved to be an effective strategy in preventing the spread of the coronavirus in communities.
“This strategy is effective because we are able to zero in on areas that need extra attention and identify clustering of positive cases.
Through a targeted and scientific approach, we are able to focus our health resources given the vastness of our city, and the results are encouraging for the continuation of this methodology,” Kimpo said.
The city government is also coordinating with various barangays that are reporting the need to place certain areas in their respective jurisdictions under SCL.