2-year-old boy among new COVID-19 cases in Olongapo City
Olongapo City continues to see a slight increase in COVID-19 cases after recording two new infections on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)
OLONGAPO CITY — The number of active COVID-19 cases in this city climbed to nine on Wednesday after recording two new infections, local health data showed.
According to the city’s COVID-19 task force, the new patients were a two-year-old boy from Barangay Pag-asa and a 77-year-old man from Barangay East Bajac-Bajac. Both displayed symptoms of the viral disease.
The new cases raised to 7,019 the total number of COVID-19 infections registered here since the pandemic struck in 2020. At least 6,659 infected patients were cleared of the disease while 351 died due to complications.
A total of 13 suspected COVID-19 cases were also being monitored here as of Wednesday.
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