Manila Bulletin
Congress mourns death of employee due to COVID
A 52-year-old House of Representatives employee, who had hypertension, died due to COVID-19 complications.
The employee, assigned to the Bills & Index Service, had been working from home since June 18 but visited the office on June 29 to submit documents.
He was hospitalized on July 17 and tested positive for COVID-19 on July 20.
This marks the third COVID-19-related death among House employees, with previous fatalities reported in March.
There are now 18 House employees and officials who tested positive for COVID-19, and 12 have recovered.
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