HEALTH officials here are set to do mass Covid-19 antibody rapid tests on 500 residents of Barangay Carmen today.
The tests, which are free of charge, would be given to pre-selected individuals in Carmen, according to the City Health Office.
Barangay Carmen has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Cagayan de Oro with seven cases and three deaths since April.
The city’s chief epidemiologist, Dr. Joselito Retuya, said the mass testing will be conducted at the Carmen barangay hall.
This came after a 44-year-old female cashier of a company that sells electronic and lighting supplies from Barangay Agusan, tested positive for Covid-19.
Retuya said the cashier was found positive of the Covid-19 by RT-PCR tests conducted at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center Tuesday.
“The cashier receives cash from their salesmen everyday. Maybe that was where she got infected,” Retuya said.
He said they had placed an entire block in Barangay Agusan where the cashier and her family lived under lockdown.
Retuya said four members of her family were placed under quarantine at the city isolation facility in Barangay Lumbia.
The 44-year-old cashier is the 12th active Covid-19 case recorded in the city.
Retuya said of the 12, only patient is admitted to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center.
He said the rest, including the cashier, are asymptomatic and are confined at a city isolation unit in Barangay Lumbia. (Froilan Gallardo)
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