ZAMBOANGA CITY – The dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has claimed its first fatality in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH assistant regional director, said the first fatality is a 94-year-old female resident of Veterans Avenue here.
Brillantes said the patient, who was admitted at the Zamboanga City Medical Center’s (ZCMC) Covid-19 referral center, was diagnosed with severe pneumonia and has comorbidities or other simultaneous illnesses.
“She was already on a mechanical ventilator when transferred to ZCMC from a private hospital,” Brillantes said.
Dr. Justin Paber, ZCMC Incident Command System information officer, said the patient--locally known as ZC07--died of respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia at 2:48 a.m. Tuesday.
The patient was found positive for Covid-19 on April 9. She had no travel history.
“We express our deepest condolences to the family, as we pray for the eternal repose of her soul,” said Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar.
There are 12 confirmed cases of Covid-19 recorded in the region, eight of which are from the city--including two that were diagnosed in Manila, and four in Zamboanga del Sur.
Brillantes said that three of the Covid-19 patients are still in hospitals, while six have been cleared and discharged from the hospital.
Of the admitted patients, two are at ZCMC and the other three at the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center (ZDSMC).
Meanwhile, Brillantes said that there are 461 suspect cases of Covid-19 as of April 20 in the region: Zamboanga City, 227; Zamboanga del Norte, 120; Zamboanga del Sur, 69; Zamboanga Sibugay, 32; and, Isabela City, 13.
He said there is no probable case of Covid-19 in the region as of Tuesday. (With reports from R.G. Antonet A. Go/PNA)
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