Newly recruited policemen prepare to take their oath of office at Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) Parade Ground inside Camp Olivas in City of San Fernando, Pampanga province in this photo taken in July 2021. (Photo courtesy of PRO3)
OLONGAPO CITY — The number of active COVID-19 cases among policemen in Central Luzon has further dropped to 15 after one more patient recovered from the viral disease, local data showed on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
No new COVID-19 cases were added to the tally of Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) on the same day. It was the second straight day that it posted zero new infections.
According to the health service of PRO3, a total of 3,643 recoveries were registered among police personnel in the region out of 3,666 confirmed cases since the pandemic struck in 2020.
So far, the COVID-19 death toll of PRO3 still stood at eight with no new fatalities in the previous weeks.
It was on Jan. 17 when PRO3’s active cases peaked at 470, recording its highest daily tally of new infections at 94 on Jan. 12.