Ten new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Olongapo City. Among them is a 2-year-old girl from Barangay Barretto. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)
OLONGAPO CITY—A 2-year-old girl and nine other residents here were the latest to get infected with COVID-19 as the city continues to see an uptick in virus cases, local data showed.
According to the local COVID-19 task force, the toddler is a resident of Barangay Barretto. She was vomiting and had a fever.
The other newly infected patients are ages between 24 and 82, and all were fully vaccinated against the viral disease. Most displayed COVID-19 symptoms such as coughs, sore throats, and colds.
The city had 48 active COVID-19 cases as of Thursday out of the 7,119 infections recorded since 2020. At least 6,718 have recovered, while 353 have died.
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