ZDS114 – A 59 y.o, male, from Purok Rosas A, San Jose, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur. No history of travel to areas with known COVID-19 transmission or exposure to a confirmed COVID -19 positive case. Seek medical attention in a private health facility due to shortness/difficulty of breathing last October 7, 2020. Chest x-ray done with Pneumonia as result and naso/oropharyngeal swab was performed on that same day. Result came in today: Positive for SARS-COV-2. Unfortunately, he expired few minutes after the release of the result. Post mortem care done based on COVID-19 protocols. Contact tracing by our local health authorities is ongoing.
(Source: Integrated Provincial Health Office | Zamboanga del Sur Inter-Agency Task Force)