2 frontliner cops, OFW among new COVID-19 cases in Cotabato City

COTABATO City —Two policemen and a returning OFW were among the latest positive cases strictly monitored in a facility in Cotabato City’s Ligtas COVID-19 isolation center.

Doctor Meyasser Patadon, the city health chief  confirmed that two policemen were found COVID-19 positive in the rapid test conducted for city frontliners.

Cotabato City is conducting rapid test on all its 250 personnel.

“We cannot say that it’s a local contamination yet, we are still tracing and investigating it thoroughly,” Patadon said.

Th infected policemen, a 34-year-old, and 41-year-old were both assigned in checkpoints, police station works, and other usual police routine.

They are both asymptomatic and both are in stable condition in the isolation facility according to Patadon.

They belong to one police station assignment. One of them is a resident of Parang, Maguindanao who used to travel every other day after his assignment in the city.

On the other hand, the other new case is a female, 40-year-old overseas Filipino  worker, who availed of the mercy flight from General Santos City, and arrived last May 6.

She was part of the group of locally stranded individuals and returning overseas workers from Maguindanao province.

“However upon testing as standard protocol before they will be isolated, she was found positive for the virus. She eventually admitted that she is actually a resident of Cotabato City,” Patadon said.

Maguindanao province endorsed the patient to Cotabato City local government for her isolation and recovery process.

As of today, Cotabato City has 13 cases of COVID-19 positive. The previous 10 has recovered from the said dreaded disease.

The rapid test will continue this Wednesday for the police personnel of station four. —LBG, GMA News