Heart attack tops death causes in Northmin
November 19, 2020 at 1:27 am,
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Heart attack or myocardial infarction is named as the number one cause of death in northern Mindanao as per Department of Health (DOH)-10 record for the third quarter.
"Among the other leading causes of death minus COVID-19 in the region include cancer of all types, pneumonia, hypertension, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertensive heart diseases, chronic renal diseases, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory failures," DOH-10 Regional Director Dr. Adriano Suba-an said.
During the NorMin COVID-19 Reponse Task Force press conference, November 17, he added that in terms of mortality, the hospitals and local government units (LGUs) are mandated to monitor such and submit reports to DOH-10 quarterly.
Suba-an said an annual report will be produced by January 2021 and this will provide the complete details as to the top leading causes of death in the region throughout 2020 aside from COVID-19.
Compared to national data, the regional director said the causes of death in the country are now a combination of non-communicable and infectious diseases.
As for post-mortem swabbing, Suba-an said such is done to determine how to manage or bury the dead body. He however stressed that COVID-19 testing is designed for living persons.
"Ang virus mamatay kung mamatay ang tao (The virus will die along with the confirmed COVID-19 patient)," the regional director said.
Moreover, DOH reported that suspected or probable COVID-19 patients who died while waiting for their results are going to be considered as confirmed cases when they are handled.
As of November 17, there are a total of 5,902 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in northern Mindanao, wherein 4,590 have recovered, 162 have expired, and 1,150 are recovering.
In terms of the region's Critical Care Utilization Rate, the region has 35.46 percent utilization of isolation beds, 17.50 percent utilization of mechanical ventilators, 35.36 percent utilization of Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMF) Isolation beds, and 53.51 percent utilization of TTMF COVID-19 ward beds, and a case doubling time of 18 days. (RTP/PIA10)
During the NorMin COVID-19 Repons Task Force press conference, November 17, Department of Health (DOH)-10 Regional Director Adriano Suba-an says in terms of mortality, the hospitals and local government units are mandated to monitor such and submit reports to DOH-10 quarterly. (VPSB/PIA10)