2 Tarlac towns now free of COVID-19

A city government employee disinfects a residential area in Tarlac City as a measure against the further spread of COVID-19. | PHOTO: Tarlac City government

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – Two of Tarlac province’s 17 towns are now free of COVID-19, the provincial government disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 24.

Mayantoc and Ramos had a single active COVID-19 case each on Wednesday. But the next day, both patients in these towns recovered from the viral disease.

In its latest update, the provincial government registered 12 new COVID-19 cases, 41 new recoveries, among them, the patients in Mayantoc and Ramos, and zero deaths.

The towns of Pura, San Clemente, and Anao, which had been COVID-free late last year, have two active cases each, while San Manuel and San Jose have three each.

Tarlac City, the 18th locality and capital of Tarlac, has the most active cases at 33, followed by Gerona with 12, and Victoria with 11.

The province’s active cases stood at 126 as of Thursday.

Since the pandemic started in 2020, Tarlac had recorded 23,448 COVID-19 cases, of which 22,470 had recovered, while 852 had died.

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