28 residents test negative for COVID-19 in CDO

As of Friday, May 8, a total of 28 individuals from Cagayan de Oro City, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental have tested negative for COVID-19.

Dr. Joselito Retuya reported that 23 residents from Sitio Pinikitan in Barangay Camaman-an were exposed to PH6783, a deceased patient who died at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) earlier this month.

Of these 23 patients, 15 are family members of the deceased. Five other patients have since passed away due to respiratory complications.

The NMMC also admitted another suspected COVID-19 patient from Barangay Macabalan on May 6 who later died of pneumonia; test results are pending.

As of Friday, Cagayan de Oro City has two active cases and four deaths since March. Northern Mindanao has a total of 18 cases with seven deaths as of May 7.