TUGUEGARAO CITY – The provincial government of Batanes on Wednesday announced the death of a second COVID-19 patient. His death came three days after a 70-year-old man, also a resident of Basco, succumbed to COVID-19 complications. Data also showed that 41 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Batanes on Tuesday, raising the number of active infections to 451. So far, Batanes has already registered 483 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic struck last year, most of which were logged this month. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2021 01:41 UTC