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Mother, daughter return to Sarangani, test positive for COVID-19
Six more locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in Sarangani province have tested positive for COVID-19, with two additional cases recorded in South Cotabato.
The new cases were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12 based on RT-PCR test results.
Three of the Sarangani patients are from Malungon, two from Kimba, and one from Maitum.
The South Cotabato patients are from Koronadal City and Banga.
Three Malungon LSIs, including a mother and her two-year-old daughter who arrived from Manila on July 8 via a Partas bus through the Hatid Tulong program, tested positive.
The mother showed mild symptoms while the child was asymptomatic.
The patients are in stable condition, and contact tracing is ongoing.
These new cases bring the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malungon involving returning LSIs to five.
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