The health bulletin of Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center released on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020.
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander T. Pimentel was admitted to the Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center in Tandag City, the hospital management said on Tuesday.
In an advisory, the hospital management said Pimentel, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) last week, has shown mild symptoms and is "in stable condition."
“As of this writing, the honorable Governor has stable vital signs and no subjective medical complaints since admission,” it said, adding that he would be under continuous monitoring.
The medical bulletin also quoted Pimentel as calling on Surigao del Sur residents to continue observing all health protocols against Covid-19.
Pimentel is the first elected official in the Caraga region to have contracted Covid-19.
On Monday, Surigao City Vice Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas also announced that he had tested positive for the disease.
Matugas said he was experiencing early symptoms and in stable condition.
He also urged Surigao City residents to be vigilant and always observe minimum health standards.
Local transmission in Tandag
Meanwhile, the Department of Health (DOH) 13 (Caraga) has announced a local transmission of the Covid-19 virus in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur.
In a letter to Mayor Roxanne C. Pimentel on Monday, DOH-13 Director Jose R. Llacuna Jr. said the declaration was based on data provided by the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit.
“We firmly suggest that you strengthen your contact tracing activities and prepare for additional beds (in) your isolation facilities to accommodate those close contacts of confirmed cases,” Llacuna told the mayor.
The DOH-13 health bulletin showed that as of Sunday, Tandag City had a total of 28 confirmed cases, 24 of which are active and four have recovered.
Bislig City, one of the areas in the region with confirmed local transmission, has 104 cases, broken down into 63 active cases, 31 recoveries, and 10 deaths.
Surigao del Sur, meanwhile, has a total of 55 Covid-19 cases with 41 recoveries, 13 active cases, and one recorded death. (PNA)
