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SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — The number of active COVID-19 cases in the province increased to 52 after recording four new infections, local data showed Sunday, September 11.
It was the third time since September 7 that the active cases went up after experiencing a downward trend recently.
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Despite the slight virus growth, two of the 13 towns remained free of the viral disease. These are Masinloc and Cabangan.
Since 2020, the province has already registered 12,351 COVID-19 cases. At least 11,586 of these patients have already been cleared of the virus.
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No new fatalities related to the disease were recorded on Sunday. The province’s COVID-19 death toll still stood at 713, reflecting a 5.78-percent mortality rate. INQ