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MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga –– Two persons had died of COVID-19 in Aurora province, the provincial emergency operations center said Monday.
In its latest bulletin, the Aurora government said one of the persons who died of the viral disease was from Dingalan town, while the other was a resident of Dipaculao.
The province recorded 43 new COVID-19 cases, raising to 1,047 the total cases, of which 250 remained active.
At least 755 patients in Aurora had recovered from the disease, while 42 had died.
Local health data showed that 42 of the 43 new COVID-19 patients are residents of Dingalan. The remaining new case is from Dinalungan.
The capital town of Baler has the highest number of cases with 325, of which 45 remain active.
Casiguran has 185 cases, Maria Aurora, 147, and Dipaculao, 143.
With only 14 COVID-19 cases, the northernmost town of Dilasag has the least number of residents who contracted the disease. All 14 patients had recovered from it. INQ