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Zambo Sur’s 3rd Covid-19 patient is 7-year-old
Zamboanga del Sur's third confirmed COVID-19 case is a seven-year-old boy from Dumalinao town.
The child traveled to Iligan City from March 14 to 15 for a wake and burial ceremony.
He developed symptoms including colds and fever on March 19, and later asthma and cough.
A specimen was taken on March 23, and he was discharged from a private hospital in good condition on March 24.
The family was placed under quarantine, and contact tracing was initiated.
The boy was re-admitted to the isolation ward of Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center for monitoring.
His mother is also under regular monitoring as a person under investigation (PUI).
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