Samar hospital admin officer contracts COVID-19
A 54-year-old female administrative officer at Tarangnan Community Hospital in Samar is Eastern Visayas' 14th confirmed COVID-19 patient.
The woman contracted the virus through community transmission after being exposed to a positive case at work and showed symptoms on April 24.
Health authorities have rushed her to the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center due to hypertension.
DOH regional director Minerva Molon stated that over 400 swab tests are being conducted in Tarangnan to determine ongoing transmission.
On May 1, DOH identified 600 residents of Tarangnan for COVID-19 testing as close contacts with nine positive patients, and samples were sent to Cebu City for confirmatory lab tests.
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