One Boholano claims: “Bohol’s record of four (4) death is a cause for concern. It means that there are already four people in the province who died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid).
Making matters a bit more concerning is the fact all four cases of death are instances of community transmission.”
Above statements could come from any of the Boholano residents who might be alarmed with the consistent increase of Covid positive cases, especially that lately, community transmission seems to be fast emerging.
The latest fatality from San Miguel is added to the three (3) other fatalities: two (2) from Calape town and one (1) from Danao town.
Community transmission means that the person who originally spread the virus is unknown or untraced. It also means that the person infected by the Covid virus has no travel history which indicates that the infection is not “imported”. This also means that the one infected is not a locally stranded individual (LSI), overseas Filipino worker (OFW), or an authorized personnel outside residence (APOR).
The latest fatality that is related to Covid is a 64-year-old woman from San Miguel who was admitted at the San Miguel Hospital back on July 20, 2020 and expired on July 22, 2020, based on reports.
San Miguel town mayor Virgilio Mendez ordered the lockdown of the town hall as two (2) of three (3) adult children of the fatality, considered as first generation close contacts, work for the local government unit (LGU) of San Miguel town, and one (1) adult child is a police officer in the said town.
The latest fatality that is a case of community transmission only reinforces the need to follow minimum standards, which is the constant reminder of Gov. Arthur Yap in his report about the latest Covid-related fatality.
Yap in his report to the Boholanos on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, said that he has instructed the Bohol mayors to strictly implement the health protocols, which include the wearing of face mask while in public, observance of social distancing rules, and following the curfew hours, among others.
He warned that there is a possibility that there is an asymptomatic carrier in our midst and the risk of getting infected increases if the minimum health standards are not strictly followed.