COVID-19 hits 13 more cops in Central Luzon

COVID-19 hits 13 more cops in Central Luzon

FILE PHOTO: A police officer gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Camp Julian Olivas in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga province. (Photo from the Police Regional Office 3)

OLONGAPO CITY — At least 13 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded among the personnel of the Philippine National Police in Central Luzon, local health data showed on Wednesday.

The figure raised to 2,222 the total number of coronavirus infections in the Police Regional Office 3 (PR03) since last year, according to its health service.

Currently, 162 individuals from PRO3 still have the disease based on its health service’s latest monitoring.

It also recorded the recovery of seven patients, increasing to 2,055 PRO3’s total number of recoveries. This reflected a 92-percent recovery rate.

PRO3’s COVID-19 death toll remained at five with no report of a new fatality in recent weeks.

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