LUCENA CITY – With the continued spread of coronavirus infections in Quezon province, only 12 towns out of 41 municipalities remained COVID-19 free as of Thursday, July 28.
The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) listed 50 new COVID-19 patients, the highest single-day tally in recent months. It said the current active virus carriers in the province jumped to 174.
The IPHO did not provide information on the COVID-19 variants of the active cases in the province.
The health authorities also reported that 19 infected patients have recovered while a virus carrier in Tayabas City died. No further information was available.
On May 5, Gumaca town was the only locality in the province with an active COVID-19 case. The locality had only one recorded infected resident then.
The 12 municipalities with no active COVID-19 infected residents are Buenavista, Pitogo, Macalelon, San Andres, San Narciso, San Francisco, General Nakar, Real and the island towns of Perez, Burdeos, Panukulan and Patnanungan.
Those previously infected in the localities have either recovered or died, the IPHO report showed.
Tayabas City topped the list of localities in the province with current infected residents. The city has 26 active COVID-19 cases.
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