Active COVID-19 cases in Olongapo slightly up
A new COVID-19 case was recorded Wednesday in Olongapo City, slightly raising its active infections to three. | PHOTO: Joanna Rose Aglibot
OLONGAPO CITY––The city on Wednesday registered a new patient with COVID-19, raising to three its active cases, local health data showed.
The city’s COVID-19 task force said the new patient is an 83-year-old woman from Barangay Gordon Heights.
The patient is unvaccinated against COVID-19 and manifested symptoms of the viral disease, such as breathing difficulty.
Despite this, the virus growth rate in the city remained slow.
For several days last week, no COVID-19 cases had been registered in the city, which is under the most lenient Alert Level 1.
Article continues after this advertisementSince the pandemic struck in 2020, Olongapo has registered 6,983 COVID-19 cases, with 6,632 recoveries and 348 deaths.
Healthcare workers are also monitoring seven suspected COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday.
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