NIAID-RML via AP
LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Three more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been reported in Quezon, bringing the total recorded cases in the province to 141 since the pandemic broke out, the Quezon Public Information Office (QPIO) disclosed Thursday.
Two of the new COVID-19 patients were traced to Catanauan town in the Bondoc Peninsula district, the QPIO bulletin issued at 8 a.m. showed.
On Wednesday afternoon, another COVID-19 patient was recorded in Calauag town.
The QPIO did not provide details on the three new cases.
Catanauan has registered a total of 12 COVID-19 cases since June 2. At least three of the patients have already recovered.
In Calauag town, at least 11 COVID-19 cases have been registered since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Eight of the patients have recovered while one passed away.
The QPIO also reported that Quezon, which is still under general community quarantine, has at least 99 recovered patients and 10 deaths among confirmed COVID-19 patients, leaving 32 active virus carriers.
Authorities are monitoring over 116 “suspected virus carriers,” all confined in medical facilities, while another 73 remain under home quarantine, the QPIO report said.