Ogie Alcasid positive for COVID-19: ‘We keep ourselves protected and yet inabot din’
Image: Instagram/@ogiealcasid
Ogie Alcasid gave fans an update on his health and disclosed that he got infected with the novel coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic started.
The singer-TV host revealed his diagnosis while urging the public to take care of themselves, through his Twitter page today, Aug. 14.
“Finally got [COVID-19] today after [two] and a half years. We test everyday sa (at) work and keep ourselves protected and yet inabot din (I still got it),” he said.
Ingat po ang lahat. Finally got covid today after 2 and a half years. We test everyday sa work and keep ourselves protected and yet inabot din. 🙏🙏🙏
— ogie alcasid (@ogiealcasid) August 14, 2022
Alcasid also showed the COVID-19 test kits he had with two red lines indicating the positive result, via his Instagram page, also today.
“Let’s do this Lord,” he stated.
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Fellow celebrities who sent their well-wishes and prayed for Alcasid’s fast recovery include Chito Miranda, Joshua Garcia, Jolina Magdangal and Kim Chiu.
Image: Instagram/@ogiealcasid
Cases of COVID-19 in the country have been consistently increasing for the past few months, with the positivity rate still at 18.4% nationwide yesterday, Aug. 13, according to independent analytics group OCTA Research. The country currently has 40,324 active cases, as per Department of Health’s COVID-19 tracker. JB
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