ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two elderly
residents here have died due to pneumonia and heart attack as health
authorities wait for coronavirus test results of swab samples it took from the
duo whether their deaths were due to the deadly virus, also called Covid-19.
Mayor Beng Climaco said a
75-year old man from the village of Tumaga died on Friday due to community
acquired pneumonia. She said the man was also diagnosed with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and had taken treatment for tuberculosis.
“Three days ago, he developed
non-productive cough with difficulty in breathing, hence rushed to hospital. He
expired 3 a.m. on April 3, Friday, due to community acquired pneumonia,” she
said.
Climaco said another 69-year
old woman, who also died Friday, after developing “non-productive
cough” and loose stools five days ago which eventually worsened. She was rushed
to hospital, but died due to heart attack.
She said both patients had no history
of travel and no known comorbidities.
“Because they reside in
barangays where there are positive Covid-19 cases, the two senior citizens were
categorized as persons under investigation and are subjects of confirmatory
test for coronavirus disease,” Climaco said.
Zamboanga City has 3 Covid-19 patients - a 30-year old woman in Tetuan village; a 48-year
old woman from Tumaga village, and a 29-year old man from the village of
Sinunuc. All are now in hospital.
The local government imposed an enhanced community quarantine since last
month to stop the spread of the virus that has infected over 3000 people in the
country and had already killed more than 11 dozen more, mostly in metropolitan
areas in Luzon and the number of infected people continue to increase with no
signs of the virus contamination slowing down.
Climaco
also prohibited the elderly and children to go out of their house because they
are most vulnerable to the disease. She appealed again to residents to maintain
cleanliness by washing hands with soap and water more often, and to avoid
touching their eyes, nose and mouth. (Zamboanga Post)
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