COTABATO CITY – Two persons suspected to have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have died, the Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) reported Thursday.
Of the recorded 24 deaths in Soccsksargen, only one--identified as PH600--was confirmed to have died from the virus.
North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco said one of the two latest deaths reported by DOH-Soccsksargen was a 65-year-old male from North Cotabato province.
The governor did not name the patient or his hometown in compliance with the health department’s protocol.
“The patient died on April 22 due to acute myocardial infarction, community-acquired pneumonia, high-risk severe anemia, at chronic kidney disease stage V,” Catamco said, citing the DOH Covid-19 situation report released Thursday.
Catamco said swab samples were taken from the patient who passed away without the laboratory results yet. “Sad news,” the governor said.
The second patient to have died was a 50-year-old male from Sultan Kudarat province who expired on April 23 due to acute respiratory disease and complications. The result of his laboratory test is still pending.
A breakdown per classification of Covid-19 cases in the region was one confirmed and 23 other suspected cases.
Moreover, a summary of Covid-19 specimen results indicated one positive (PH600) case, 17 negative cases, three pending cases, and another three with no specimen collected yet. (PNA)
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