TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE – The city government reported three (3) new positive cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection bringing its total caseload to 72.
The three new cases are locally stranded individuals and asymptomatic. They returned to city on September 1 via Cebu City. They are under quarantine in the city’s isolation facility at Barangay Canocotan.
The positive cases involved a 28 year old female from Barangay San Miguel, a 26 year old female from Barangay Mankilam and a 17 year old male from Barangay Cuambogan.
The city also reported one probable case of Covid-19 who died today. The fatality was subjected to a swab test but official results have not yet been released. The fatality was a 58 year old female from Barangay Apokon.
Tagum City, the capital of Davao del Norte, is under a modified general community quarantine. Rommel F. Lopez