Lingayen logs in 2 new cases, one of whom died
TWO new COVID-19 cases were logged in in Lingayen last week but one died two days before the result of his RT-PCR could be known that he tested positive.
The fatality who died on October 12 and didn’t know that he was positive for COVID-19 was a 71-year-old man from Barangay Poblacion.
The Municipal Information Office of Lingayen reported that the fatality had a chronic kidney disease and had to be rushed to a hospital on October 12 where he died on the same day.
As part of hospital protocol before his admission, he was swab-tested.
He was the third COVID-19 fatality in Lingayen since the beginning of the pandemic.
The other newly confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in the town was a 41-year-old mother from Barangay Baay, who tested positive in both rapid test RT-PCR test before she gave birth.
The result of her test arrived on October 14 too.
With 25 active COVID-19 to date, Lingayen ranks fourth in the watch list of the Provincial Health Office.
Overall, the capital town registered 65 total COVID-19 cases, 39 of whom recovered and three died. (Leonardo Micua)
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