DOH: Caraga records 3 new Covid cases before MGCQ

The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga Region reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, May 31, just before the region transitioned to Modified General Community Quarantine.

All three patients are returning overseas Filipinos or locally stranded individuals who tested negative for baseline RT-PCR tests but later showed positive results upon arrival in Caraga.

The total number of confirmed cases in Caraga now stands at eight.

DOH Caraga is coordinating with local government units and other agencies to monitor the condition of all returning overseas workers and locally stranded individuals, conducting contact tracing activities, and adhering to standards set for cutting transmission.

On May 29, DOH-13 announced that a follow-up test on the fifth COVID-19 patient turned negative, with no flu-like symptoms reported.