CORTES, Bohol, July 22 (PIA) -- One year and four months after Bohol imposed a ban on inbound travels in May 2020, 13 of Bohol’s 47 towns and one city managed to keep a track record of zero COVID deaths.
Baed on the July 19 data from the Bohol Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), the following towns have not logged any COVID-related deaths: Alburquerque, Anda, Antequera, Batuan, Bilar, Clarin, Cortes, Dagohoy, Dimiao, Inabanga, President Carlos P. Garcia, Sierra Bullones, and Sikatuna.
The said towns may have death cases suspected of COVID-19, but local health authorities and emergency response teams who validate the deaths see that these are not related to COVID-19 as their swab test results turned out to be negative.
Department of Health Memorandum No. 2020-0158 on the proper handling of the remains of the suspect, probable and confirmed COVID cases states that burial and cremation of these remains should be done within 12 hours after death, in accordance with the person’s religion and culturally-acceptable norms, to the most possible extent.
Suspect and probable COVID-19 cases who died pending test results are handled similar to a confirmed COVID-19 case, meaning, a burial within 12 hours from death is observed.
On the other hand, Tagbilaran City tops Bohol’s localities with the most number of deaths logging double figures at 26 on July 19.
Ubay and Guindulman towns followed with eight deaths each, followed by Candijay which registered seven deaths.
Loon town recorded five deaths. while the municipalities of Alicia, Calape, Maribojoc, and Talibon logged five deaths each, followed by Duero, Lila, Loay, and Tubigon with four deaths each.
Dauis and Jagna towns each logged three morbidity cases.
On the other hand, Baclayon, Buenavista, Carmen, Panglao, Sagbayan and Sevilla registered two cases each, while Balilihan, Bien Unido, Catigbian, Corella, Danao, Garcia Hernandez, Getafe, Loboc, Mabini, Pilar, San Isidro, San Miguel, and Trinidad each logged one death related to COVID-19. (RAHC/PIA 7 Bohol)
