Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Barangays Flourishing, Paradise, Progressive and Smart in Gonzaga town, Cagayan have been placed on lock down by the LGU to control the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
Town Mayor Marilyn Pentecostes has approved the lock down of the four Barangays on Wednesday, March 24 to arrest the spread of the virus immediately.
Based on the latest data of the Rural Health Unit (RHU) Gonzaga, there are now 12 active cases recorded in town. According to Dra. Rowena Sion, hospital chief of the Alfonso Ponce Enrile Memorial District Hospital, their hospital is willing to accept mild cases of COVID-19 where a 30% bed capacity is allocated.
Presently, there are three (3) COVID-19 patients admitted at the said hospital. TNF
(With information, data and reports from PHO, RHU Gonzaga and Eugene Carlo C. Tolosa, CPIO)