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TUGUEGARAO CITY – A middle-aged detainee and a senior citizen succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the same day that 17 new infections were recorded in this city on Friday (Jan. 15).
As of Saturday, Tuguegarao City has logged 14 COVID-19 deaths, according the Cagayan Provincial Health Office said.
The 55-year-old detainee at the Don Domingo police precinct was also hypertensive and diabetic.
The second fatality, a 64-year-old man was initially treated after complaining of mild colds.
He was also suffering from chronic kidney disease, hypertension and gout.
Tuguegarao City currently has 159 active COVID-19 cases, while the entire province of Cagayan has 289 active cases.
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