DOH: COVID-19 cases in Calabarzon rise to 30
SAN PEDRO CITY –– The number of people infected with coronavirus disease in Calabarzon has risen to 30, the regional Department of Health said Saturday.
All provinces have recorded a case of the disease, but still with one each in Laguna (Sta. Rosa City) and Quezon province (Lucena City).
Rizal has the most number of cases with 13, of which three, all from Cainta town, had died.
In Batangas, eight have tested positive for the COVID-19—four of whom are residents of Batangas City and one each in the towns of Lemery and Nasugbu and the cities of Lipa and Tanauan.
The city government of Tanauan said it would heighten its quarantine measures with the first case recorded there.
In Cavite, the DOH said there were seven COVID-19 cases in the cities of Bacoor, Dasmariñas, Imus, and Gen. Trias and in the towns of Silang, and Tanza.
Calabarzon is one of the country’s densely populated regions outside Metro Manila.
Edited by LZB
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