Cagayan de Oro's recoveries surpass active cases, new protocols implemented

Cagayan de Oro's recovered Covid-19 patients now surpass active cases, with 84 recoveries since March and a recovery rate of around 58.7 percent from the total 143 cases recorded.

The city has implemented new protocols requiring newly-recovered patients to undergo counseling and continued monitoring by barangay health workers when reintegrating into their communities.

Mayor Oscar Moreno attributes this positive trend to proactive health measures, emphasizing that discharged patients are only those who have tested negative after completing the 14-day quarantine period.

NMMC has secured stocks of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, and Lopinavir-Ritonavir for severe or critical patients as part of clinical trials funded by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dr. Bernard Julius Rocha also calls on recovered patients to donate blood plasma to treat other patients using convalescent plasma therapy.