66-year old man diesfrom Covid-19

MAGALANG --- A 66-year old man from Barangay San Vicente here is the latest COVID 19 mortality in this municipality.

On February 23, the Municipal Health Office (MHO) reported that the patient contracted the virus and was taken to the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital in the City of San Fernando.

The MHO at the same time recorded one new case and two patient recoveries as of March 1, 2020.

The new patient or M201 is a 23-year old woman from Barangay Santa Maria working inside the Clark Fr eepor t .

She is set to be transferred into a facility for isolation. Her family members already started home quarantine, according to the local officials.

These brings the total number of COVID 19 patients to 201 with 16 deaths, 172 recoveries, and 15 active cases.

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