By Liezle Basa Inigo
CAGAYAN----The Cagayan Valley recorded one new case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nueva Vizcaya, bringing the total number of cases to 44.
DOH Region 2 said the patient is a 34-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya. He arrived from Saudi Arabia on June 7 and was in close contact with a person from Lagawe, Ifugao who tested positive for the coronavirus.
The patient, after he tested positive for COVID-19 through a swab test, was transferred to the Region 2 Trauma and Medical Center (R2TMC).
Contact tracing of all his possible close contacts is now ongoing.
There are now six positive cases of COVID 19 in the entire region -- four in Isabela, one in Cagayan, and one in Nueva Vizcaya.