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MECQ, vaccination rollout cause decline of positive cases in NMMC Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:34 AM PDT THE Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) has seen a gradual decline in the number of positive cases as well as admissions of Covid-positive patients. According to NMMC Research Center Head Dr. Gina Itchon, the quarantine status of Cagayan de Oro City as modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), as well as the continuous vaccination rollout have contributed to the drop in the number of Covid-positive cases in NMMC. "This is the difference betweent he surge last year and this year. Gawas sa mas daghan ang kaso nato karon, naa sad tay bakuna ug mas istrikto nga quarantine status karon," Itchon said. "I think mas dako nga factor ang pagamakuna nato," she added. As of June 24, the NMMC has recorded a total of 2,016 Covid-positive cases, of which 145 are still admitted, 12 are still at the emergency room (ER), 1,441 have recovered and 418 died. Currently admitted at the NMMC's Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease (Ereid)/Cereid section are 145, with 100 at the Ereid while 45 at the Cereid in Barangay San Simon, this city. Of the 145 admitted Covid-positive patients, 100 are residents of Cagayan de Oro, 36 are from Misamis Oriental, five are from Bukidnon, and four are from Iligan City. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

52 Cagayan de Oro residents contract coronavirus Posted: 25 Jun 2021 08:33 AM PDT CASES of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Cagayan de Oro have started to decline as the City Health reported 52 new infections, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the city to 9,704. Of the 52 new confirmed cases, 29 were local index cases, 18 were close contacts of previously confirmed cases, four were local authorized persons outside residence (Apors) with link, and one mortality. Cagayan de Oro recorded 1,202 active cases, 310 of whom were admitted to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) and other hospitals in the city, and 892 were outpatients. The city also registered 79 new coronavirus-positive persons who were now tagged as "recovered." This brought the total number of recoveries in Cagayan de Oro to 8,065. The number of Covid-19 deaths in the city was now at 437. Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-positive individuals in Cagayan de Oro was now at 756, city epidemiologist Dr. Joselito Retuya reported. According to Retuya, of the 756 vaccinees, 525 were vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine, 209 were vaccinated with AstraZeneca, 13 with Pfizer, six with Sputnik V, and three Sinopharm. Of the 525 Covid-positive Sinovac vaccinees, 380 individuals experienced mild symptoms, 116 were asymptomatic, 26 were moderate cases, and three were severe cases. Among the 209 AstraZeneca vaccinees, 139 individuals had mild symptoms, 50 were asymptomatic, 19 had moderate symptoms, and one was a severe case. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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