Quezon COVID-19 update: 2 more residents test positive; 81 total cases
LUCENA CITY – Two more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases have been recorded in Quezon Saturday night (May 16), bringing the total number of infections in the province to 81, health authorities reported.
In its 8 p.m. report, the Quezon Public Information Office (QPIO), citing the latest information from the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said the latest COVID-19 cases were reported 9n the municipalities of Unisan and Buenavista.
Fifty three of the 81 COVID-19 patients have recovered, while eight others perished.
Unisan now has 4 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with two recoveries and one fatality, while Buenavista now has two patients, including a 2-year-old boy.
There are still over 79 suspected novel coronavirus carriers admitted in different hospitals in Quezon while 109 others are still on home quarantine.
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