Manila Bulletin
14 new COVID-19 cases, fifth fatality recorded in Caraga
The Department of Health-Center for Health and Development (DOH-CHD) in Caraga has reported 14 new COVID-19 cases and one new death.
All 14 new cases and the fatality were confirmed by RT-PCR tests from the GeneXpert Molecular Laboratory of Butuan Medical Center, with the death confirmed by Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC).
All the new cases were from Butuan City, including three healthcare workers, four frontline non-medical workers, and eight local transmission cases.
The ages of the new cases ranged from 23 to 68 years old, with the majority (60%) falling within the 30-50 age bracket.
The cases were distributed across 13 barangays in Butuan City.
Ten cases exhibited mild symptoms, one had moderate symptoms, and three were asymptomatic.
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