Caraga records 4th PUI case, DOH convenes task force
Caraga Region now has four cases of Patient Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19.
A 62-year-old woman is the latest PUI and was admitted at Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao City on Saturday.
The DOH-13 regional epidemiologist said they are still waiting for test results from RITM.
DOH-Caraga convened a regional task force meeting on Friday to address the growing number of PUIs and persons under monitoring (PUMs).
Three PUI cases have been confirmed, with samples sent to RITM for testing.
The region has 58 PUM cases, with five still being monitored.
Local government units are implementing measures such as suspending classes and setting up checkpoints with thermal scanners.
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