The province of Pampanga continues to see a surge in COVID cases with 40 deaths in the last two days. PHOTO FROM PAMPANGA PIO
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga—At least 40 people died of COVID-19 in Pampanga province in just two days as the number of cases continued to rise, the provincial government said on Tuesday (Sept. 21).
From 1,999 on Sept. 19, the province’s COVID death toll spiked to 2,039 on Sept. 21. There was no update on Sept. 20.
The COVID deaths were listed in this city (1), Magalang town (1), Floridablanca town (5), Guagua (2), Lubao (3), Porac (3), Sasmuan (1), Arayat (3), Mexico (3), City of San Fernando (7), Sta. Ana (5), Apalit (1), Candaba (2), Macabebe (2), and San Simon (1).
The province recorded 343 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing its active cases to 5,901.
Pampanga has recorded a total of 40,421 cases since the pandemic began in 2020. Of these, 32,481 have recovered while 2,039 have died.
The numbers do not include Angeles City, a highly urbanized area that is politically independent of Pampanga.
Angeles City recorded 1,493 active cases, 152 recoveries and three deaths on Tuesday.
It registered a total of 11,398 cases since 2020 of which 9,450 had recovered while 455 died.