Los Baños mayor confirms first COVID-19 case in town

Los Baños Mayor Caesar Perez confirmed on Wednesday night that a 69-year-old male resident, who passed away over the weekend, has tested positive for COVID-19.

The patient died on March 21 in Santa Cruz, Laguna, and had visited Baclaran on March 11 and Quiapo on March 16.

His family is now under house quarantine, with the municipal government providing for their needs and disinfecting their home.

With this confirmed case, Los Baños becomes the sixth municipality in Laguna to record a COVID-19 case.

As of Thursday, Laguna has reported a total of 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The Philippines has a total of 707 confirmed cases, including 45 deaths and 28 recoveries.

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