Lockdown eyed in 11 Cotabato City communities
COTABATO CITY – At least 11 sub-villages here are being eyed for granular lockdown following the reported 17 new coronavirus disease cases on Saturday.
Based on data provided by the Department Health-Region 12 , the city has a cumulative record of 78 confirmed patients, 39 of whom have recovered while the remaining 39 are still in isolation. “It will be the decision now of the Inter-Agency Task Force and barangay officials to lockdown the Covid-19 ‘hotspots’ or not to prevent the spread of the virus,” she said.
Of the new cases, Cotabato City had 17, followed by General Santos City and Sarangani with 14 each, South Cotabato , and two in Sultan Kudarat.
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