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21-month-old girl from Calapan City tests positive for coronavirus
A 21-month-old girl from Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the province's first confirmed case.
The child traveled to Alabang, Muntinlupa between March 5 and March 12.
Her guardians will also be tested for the virus, and contract tracing is being conducted.
She appears to be the youngest recorded case of COVID-19 in the Philippines.
The Philippines had 707 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of March 26, with 45 deaths and 28 recoveries.
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