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Pampanga province recorded its highest number of new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus on Thursday, August 20.
In a Facebook post on Thursday night, the Pampanga provincial government said there were 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in different parts of the province:
- Mabalacat City – 12 new cases
- City of San Fernando – 10
- Minalin – 4
- Angeles City – 3
- Guagua – 2
- Lubao – 2
- Santa Ana – 2
- Apalit -1
- Candaba – 1
- Floridablanca – 1
- Magalang – 1
- Mexico – 1
- Porac – 1
As of August 20, the Pampanga Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) had recorded 626 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 367 active.
Pampanga has an estimated population of 2.2 million, based on 2015 census.
PESU records showed that the City of San Fernando, the capital of the province, has the highest number of coronavirus cases at 148, followed by Angeles City with 98 cases.
However, the city government of San Fernando recorded higher numbers than PESU.
In its Facebook page, the City of San Fernando said it had 225 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 20, and that 127 of them were still active cases.
The Angeles City government posted in its Facebook page on August 20 that it had recorded a total of 189 confirmed cases, 96 of which remained active cases. It said that 15 new cases were recorded on Thursday.
In Mabalacat, which had recorded 39 COVID-19 cases, residents urged Mayor Crisostomo Garbo to post necessary details about the 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the city.
Garbo told Rappler over the phone on Friday, August 21, that he would direct the City Health Office to post the necessary updates for the peace of mind of residents.
Garbo said that they were able to record 17 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the last two days and swabbed their 85 close contacts.
The city government was able to accommodate only 25 close contacts in its quarantine facilities, and asked the others to go into strict home quarantine while waiting for their RT-PCR test results.
Some purok (village zones) and streets in Mabalacat City have been placed under “calibrated containment” for several days after one or several residents in the areas were found to be positive for COVID-19.
Among the areas under localized lockdown is Purok 1 of Barangay Bical. Mayor Garbo resides in another purok of the village. – Rappler.com
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