Ministry of Health: The two patients that tested positive with COVID-19 are from San Ignacio Town

Published by BBN Staff at April 6, 2020

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Posted: Monday, April 6, 2020. 10:58 am CST.

By BBN Staff: The Ministry of Health has continued to scale up testing for COVID-19 and a further 26 samples were tested on Sunday, April 5. That scaled-up testing has identified two further cases, both males residing in San Ignacio.

One of the males identified is a contact of patient #4. He developed minor signs and symptoms that included diarrhea and loss of sense of smell.

This patient, the sixth case, has not required medication and is currently in self-isolation at home.

Another male person, who is being treated as a pneumonia case, was also swabbed this weekend and is also positive for COVID-19. The patient is currently hospitalized at the Western Health Region and remains stable.

The Ministry of Health says that mapping exercises are currently underway for both cases.

The total number of confirmed cases is now seven out of a total of 268 tests done.

Some of the samples tested included contacts for patient #4, so that through the weekend a total of 128 samples were tested.

Further screening tests are anticipated contingent on mapping exercises and enhanced surveillance activities.

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