A 23-year-old pregnant Bacolod resident hit with COVID-19 died because she failed to seek immediate medical help, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Bacolod Emergency Operations Center deputy for medical data and analysis, said Tuesday, September 7.
Sorongon said he was citing her case to stress the need for those manifesting COVID-19 symptoms to immediately seek medical help before it is too late.
The pregnant woman began to manifest COVID-19 symptoms on August 27 but only went to the hospital on September 4, and in less than 24 hours she and her baby died, he said.
The woman was seven months pregnant and unvaccinated, Sorongon added.*