MANILA, Philippines — The total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Las Piñas City jumped to 32 as of Thursday, the local government announced.
Of the said number, 7 have managed to recover.
Previously, the LGU recorded 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with 6 recoveries.
Meanwhile, the number of fatalities due to the viral disease remains at two.
Cases of Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for COVID-19 are at 39, while Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) cases are at 351.
An individual is considered a PUI if he/she has a history of travel to a country where local transmission of COVID-19 was recorded and is symptomatic.
A PUM is someone who has a history of travel but is asymptomatic, meaning he/she has not shown signs of respiratory illness, dry cough or fever.
As of Thursday, the country’s number of COVID-19 cases soared to 2,633, with 107 deaths and 51 recoveries.