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2 Delta variant cases detected in Iligan

Iligan City Health Officer Dr. Belinda Lim said the first case is a 29-year-old government employee who went home on July 16.

First-day funk: Oro public hospitals are now full

This paper has reported that private hospitals in Cagayan de Oro are also in full bed capacity.

Yu: More children are being hospitalized in Oro

Yu said they recorded 32 children hospitalized with Covid-19 last week; 35 children in July and 16 in June when the current surge started in the city.

12,000 workers lose jobs under ECQ in Oro

NEDA-10 Director Maylah Faye Aurora Cariño said the Enhanced Community Quarantine implemented from July 16 to August 15 has “dented the employment figures” affecting 12,334 workers in Cagayan de Oro.

‘Dying from Covid-19 is not cheap’

He said the P30 million is used as payment to the Divine Shepherd Crematorium and Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes, the only two death-care companies that offer these services in the city.

Bukidnon capitol closed

There were 11 deaths reported — four in Camiguin, four in Bukidnon, and three in Misamis Oriental.

Cocpo relieves Gonda

The order from Police Brigadier General Rolando Anduyan relieved Police Lt. Col. Lemuel Gonda from his duties as deputy director of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office.

8 more Delta variant cases found in Oro

Yu said 56 of the new 136 infections were workers of a construction firm building the multi-million-flood control dike along the Cagayan River.

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Evangelical pastor arrested in Bugo

Police Major Evan Viñas said the followers who attended the prayer meetings by Pastor Hassan Babatunde violated the enhanced community quarantine guidelines set by the National Inter-Agency Task Force for Cagayan de Oro.

8 more Delta variant positive in Oro confirmed

Aside from the family in Balulang, the city health office also found another Delta variant case residing in barangay Upper Canitoan.

ECQ extended in Oro

President Rodrigo Duterte approved these recommendations by the Covid-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases during a late-night meeting Wednesday night.