SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES –– Three new patients afflicted with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in Zambales on Tuesday (May 5), bringing the total number of infected residents to 16. A 55-year-old man from Iba town and a 56-year-old woman from Botolan town tested positive, although both patients have no travel history before catching the disease. The three patients have been confined at the President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital in Iba. As of Monday (May 4), the province recorded 211 suspected cases of COVID-19. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 05, 2020 09:11 UTC