Northern Samar town has 1st case of COVID-19 | Inquirer News

Northern Samar town has 1st case of COVID-19

/ 03:23 PM October 05, 2020

TACLOBAN CITY –– A town in Northern Samar registered its first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas said a 32-year-old woman from the municipality of Laoang tested positive for the virus and was confined in a private hospital.

Only three of the 24 towns in Northern Samar remain free from the disease.

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These are the island towns of San Vicente, San Antonio, and Biri, which is known for its stunning rock formations.

Eastern Visayas has 4,930 COVID-19 cases as of Monday.

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