MANILA, Philippines — The Congressional staff member, who recently died while awaiting test results for COVID-19, tested positive for the disease, according to a House official on Saturday.
“Our Medical Director has just received word from DOH that the Congressional staff who passed away less than an hour ago tested positive for COVID-19,” House Secretary-General Jose Luis Montales said.
As earlier reported, the staff member, who was not identified, was 65 years old, and had no travel history nor any contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
The patient also had pre-existing medical conditions.
An employee working for the House’s Printing Service previously succumbed to COVID-19.
To date, the Philippines has 230 cases of COVID-19 in the country, including 18 deaths.