LUCENA CITY – At least nine of the 25 confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Quezon province are elderlies and five of them have died, health authorities disclosed. Record from the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) showed that as of Sunday, April 12, nine people on the list of validated COVID-19 patients are aged 55 to 79. ADVERTISEMENTOut of the nine elderlies, or those who are nearing their senior age or actual senior citizens, five had died. The four other elderlies with the COVID-19 disease — Lucena City with two and one each from the towns of Sampaloc and Candelaria — are confined in undisclosed hospitals and in stable conditions. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 13, 2020 02:03 UTC