LEGAZPI CITY — A police officer who was reassigned to this city became the 89th coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient in the Bicol region.
The Department of Health (DOH) and Albay’s Provincial Health Office (PHO) said the 41-year-old officer, a resident of Tondo, Manila, was swab-tested upon arrival from Quezon City on June 7.
Dr. Antonio Ludovice said the patient has a history of exposure to a known COVID-19 patient in at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame.
The police officer, now tagged Bicol#89, first experienced coughing fits three days before he arrived in Albay, according to the data provided by the PHO to the Inquirer.
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