BACOLOD CITY–At least 25 soldiers inside the 542 Engineering Battalion compound in Barangay Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, have tested positive for COVID-19.
Mayor Raymund Tongson said soldiers of the 16th Scout Ranger Company are quarantined at the 542 Engineering Battalion compound.
The soldiers, he said, came from Negros Oriental and had COVID-19 symptoms when they arrived.
The first case was detected on July 8. Upon contact tracing, the number reached 25.
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