The mayor of Cataingan, Masbate said that the entire household of the patient considered a person under monitoring for COVID-19 was placed under watch.
Before the death, the patient was confined at the Muntinlupa Hospital which issued a certificate of confinement dated March 7.
The deceased was diagnosed with acute kidney injury, secondary to chronic kidney disease, and gouty nephropathy secondary to chronic disease with a moderate risk of community-acquired pneumonia. Meanwhile, the RHU reported a child relative of the deceased to have flu-like symptoms and diarrhea. The child also shared residence with the deceased.
The whole household is now considered PUMs, who are under the watch of the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team, while on quarantine.However, due to the lack of test kits in the province, they could not have known whether the deceased was positive for COVID-19 or not.
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