Olongapo City has registered eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing to 41 its current active infections. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)
OLONGAPO CITY–At least eight new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in this city, raising to 41 its active infections, local data showed Sunday, July 24.
The current number of active COVID-19 cases was the city’s highest since Feb. 14, based on the records of the local task force.
Except for one, the newly virus-infected patients were all fully vaccinated against the viral disease. All of them showed COVID-19 symptoms, such as cough, fever, sore throats, and colds.
The youngest among them is a 20-year-old man from Barangay Sta. Rita, while the oldest is a 41-year-old man from Barangay Gordon Heights.
A total of 7,088 COVID-19 cases have already been tallied in the city. Of this figure, at least 6,694 were al;ready tagged as recoveries, while 353 were deaths.
Healthcare workers were also monitoring 14 suspected COVID-19 cases as of Sunday. INQ
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