Bataan reports 2nd COVID-19 case

BATAAN — A 24-year-old male patient was tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Bataan province, the Department of Health confirmed on Saturday.

The patient, referred to as PH303, is confined at the Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center.

No other details were provided about the patient but local health officials said they already started the contact tracing involving the man’s family, relatives and people who came in contact with him.

The man is Bataan’s second confirmed case of COVID-19. The first case is reportedly in a stable condition.

Edited by JPV

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