By Shiela Mae Butlig
Correspondent
OPOL town of Misamis Oriental now ranks as having the most number of Covid-19 cases in the province.
As of August 15, based on the report of the Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit, Opol has 173 cases, followed by Jasaan with 155, El Salvador with 88, Alubijid with 84, and Claveria with 76.
According to the same report, the capitol has listed over 8,392 Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic with 1,329 active cases, 6,657 people who recovered, and some 406 have died due to the virus.
Meanwhile, the capitol yesterday has given the six barangays of Jasaan town a total of 3,000 food packs for its 3,000 individuals living within the identified barangays who have active cases.
These six brangays in Jasaan include that of Upper Jasaan, Lower Jasaan, Bubuntogan, Sann Antonio, Kimaya, and Aplaya. The said barangays have been placed under granular lockdown from August 10 to 24.
The Misamis Oriental Provincial Office, Mayor Redentor Jardin along with the MSWDO-Jasaan and the rest of the team, together with the Sangguniang Bayan team under Vice Mayor Janus Estor, hope that the granular lockdown could be lifted soon.
As for the other towns that have active Covid-19 cases, Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano has already ordered the Provincial Social Welfare and Development head Jhunleymar Abella to help aid people who have been affected.
