Tarlac’s COVID-19 cases down by 18 percent in a week

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga—The number of active COVID-19 cases in Tarlac province went down by 18 percent within a week, records from the provincial COVID-19 task force showed.

From 650 active cases on July 20, the number dropped to only 533 on Tuesday, July 27.

The number of patients, who recovered from COVID-19, increased from 7,779 to 8,081 during the same period.

The death toll rose from 396 to 406, including an 81-year-old woman in Pura town on Tuesday.

The provincial government recorded 25 new cases and 53 recoveries on July 27. It registered 9,020 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began last year.

Tarlac City, the province’s capital, has the most active cases at 238, followed by Capas town with 63, and Bamban town with 26.

A 1-year-old patient from Paniqui town and a 2-year-old from Bamban town were among the 25 new cases reported on Tuesday.

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