On July 15, the 8th confirmed case of COVID-19 in Marinduque was reported by the Provincial Health Office. The patient came from the municipality of Sta. Cruz.
Currently, Torrijos has 5 cases, Mogpog 1 case, Gasan 1 case and Sta Cruz, 1 case, while the municipalities of Boac and Buenavista have no confirmed cases.
On July 13, PHO Marinduque logged the 7th case who died due to a motorcycle accident.The patient was admitted at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital on July 3 and was transferred to East Avenue Medical Center on July 4 due to "massive brain injury".
He was swabbed at the latter hospital as part of the protocol, which returned positive on July 11, six days after his death on July 5.
A news report based on the statement from the PHO was first reported by Palawan News Online and is reproduced below.
Marinduque logs 7th confirmed COVID-19 case
Marinduque logged its seventh confirmed COVID-19 case, a patient who died a week ago due to vehicular accident.
As part of the protocol by the admitting hospital, he was swabbed for the confirmatory test, which returned positive on July 11, or six days after he died on July 5.
The Provincial Health Office (PHO), in a statement issued on Monday, said that the asymptomatic patient has no travel history or known contact with a COVID-19 positive case.
“Based on his death certificate, the motorcycle accident was the cause of his death. (Ayon sa kanyang death certificate, ang aksidente sa motor ang sanhi ng kanyang pagkamatay),” the statement said.
The deceased male patient, who was between 40 to 44-years-old, was first admitted at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital on July 3 due to a motorcycle accident that happened in Mogpog town. He was transferred to the East Avenue Medical Center in Metro Manila on July 4 as his condition deteriorated due to “massive brain injury”.
As part of the protocol by the admitting hospital, he was swabbed for the confirmatory test, which returned positive on July 11, or six days after he died on July 5.
The local health authorities are now conducting contact tracing for those who had direct contact with the deceased patient.
