Aurora’s active COVID-19 cases fall below 20
One of the entry points to Aurora province. (Photo from the Aurora tourism office)
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — The active COVID-19 cases in Aurora province dropped below 20 on Wednesday (Feb. 9) as recoveries continued to surpass the number of new cases in the past several days.
Data from the Aurora Emergency Operations Center showed that the active cases decreased from 41 to only 18 within a week.
On Wednesday, the provincial government registered two new cases, seven recoveries and a single death. The fatality was a resident of the capital town of Baler.
Baler has the most active cases at six, followed by Dipaculao with four and Dingalan and Maria Aurora with three each.
So far, Dilasag and San Luis towns are free of COVID-19.
Aurora has recorded a total of 4,162 COVID-19 since the pandemic began in 2020. Of these, 3,902 had recovered while 242 had died.
The coastal province is under Alert Level 3 until Feb. 15.
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