BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
TUGUEGARAO CITY: The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) here said on Monday a report from the Department of Health (DOH) central office confirmed an additional 32 Delta variant of Covid cases in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley).
The report said samples analyzed on August 25 and 26 showed that four provinces in Region 2 were the source of the newly recorded cases.
The RESU said there were 10 local cases in Cagayan, 14 local cases and one returning overseas Filipino worker or ROF in the province of Isabela.
In Nueva Vizcaya, five local cases were recorded while two local cases were in the province of Quirino.
The municipalities affected in Isabela province were Santiago City with five cases; Aurora, Jones and San Mateo towns with two cases each and one case each in Ilagan City and the towns of Roxas, Tumauini and Alicia.
In Cagayan province, there were three municipalities that have Delta variant cases of which seven cases were added in Tuguegarao City, one in Tuao town and two in Allacapan town.
The report also said the Delta cases in Nueva Vizcaya originated in Bagabag town with two cases and one case each in the towns of Quezon, Bambang and Dupax Del Norte.
In Quirino province, two cases were recorded in the capital town of Cabarroguis.
The RESU said all recorded cases are local cases except in Ilagan City where there is a single ROF case.
At present, the RESU said the required isolation period of these cases has already ended and that they are fully recovered from the disease, except for the case recorded in Alicia town in Isabela and one in Cabarroguis town in Quirino who were reported to have died.
The RESU said it is currently conducting a thorough and careful contact tracing through their special action team or SAT.
“We will continue to provide up-to-date information,” RESU officials said adding the DoH is calling on everyone to work together to reduce the number of cases in the region.
“The government cannot fight it alone, so everyone has a responsibility,” it added.
The RESU also urged the public to observe minimum public health standards.
It said vaccination against Covid-19 in the region which comprises the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and the island province of Batanes will continue.