She said this brought the number of active cases in the city to 274.
“Our COVID-19 cases are really rising,” Nery said.
Residents wear face shields over their masks in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday, 17 August 2020 after the Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board implemented a “No Face Shield, No Ride ” policy in all public utility vehicles. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
Mayor Oscar Moreno said there would come a time when the rising COVID-19 cases will threaten the hospital care resources at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center and the city isolation units.
“I am praying that we will not reach this stage,” Moreno said as he exhorted residents to practice health protocols like wearing of masks and face shields, physical distancing and frequent hand washing in public cases.[]
Moreno said he is worried because for the first time local transmissions among residents have exceeded the LSI and ROF categories.
NMMC spokesperson Dr. Bernard Rocha said there are 40 COVID-19 patients admitted in the hospital, which have converted three of its floors for treating virulent coronavirus cases.
Nery said the 274 cases, many of whom are suffering only mild symptoms, are isolated in the 17 temporary treatment and monitoring facilities (TTMF) and 18 city isolation units.[]
