Manila Bulletin
Another Cebu mayor tests positive for COVID-19
Alcoy Mayor Michael Angelo Sestoso has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the seventh mayor in Cebu province to contract the virus.
He is in stable condition and currently in isolation, with his close contacts also being monitored.
The other mayors in Cebu who previously tested positive are Junard "Ahong" Chan of Lapu-Lapu City, Sun Shimura of Daanbantayan, Marlon Garcia of Barili, Danilo Diamante of Tuburan, Lakambini Reluya of San Fernando, and Jose Antonio Pintor of Asturias.
As of August 23, Cebu province recorded a total of 2,470 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 684 active cases, 1,655 recoveries, and 131 deaths.
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