Region’s 123 cops COVID-infected, 111 recover
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) reported that 123 policemen have since tested positive for COVID-19 but only 12 remain active cases, as of Oct. 21.
P/Colonel Jessiemyr Protacio, chief of the Regional Health Service 1, said 111 had recovered.
The Administrative Support for COVID-19 Task Force Monitoring of the Regional Health Service 1 said 98 percent of the active cases were asymptomatic while the remaining two percent showed mild symptoms.
P/Brigadier Rodolfo Azurin Jr, PRO1 regional director, said 49 percent of their case load is assigned in the field. To date, a total of 2,319 PRO1 personnel have been tested for COVID-19.
“Our police take a higher degree of risk and exposure as they often come into contact with the public. They neither have immunity to the virus. But we remain proactive with our counter-measures and continue to update our working conditions under the new normal scheme”, Azurin said.
Meanwhile, the recovered patients are undergoing series of medical screening as probable donors of convalescent plasma as source of antibodies to fight the virus in active cases. (Leonardo Micua/PhilStar Wire Service/ECV)
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