Pangasinan confirms 12 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Pangasinan has confirmed 12 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with 4 total deaths.

The latest casualty was the wife of the province's first confirmed case, a 70-year-old doctor from Bayambang who died at the Lung Center of the Philippines.

The doctor's wife also died at the Lung Center due to pneumonia brought about by the virus.

Two women, a 66-year-old from Asingan with travel history to London, and a 75-year-old from Bayambang with travel history to Manila, are now under home quarantine after testing positive.

Another case was confirmed in Barangay Obong, Basista town.

The fifth case in the province was a 70-year-old male from Rosales, brother of a Filipino-American citizen who died on March 18 due to COVID-19.

Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman assured the public that 98% of persons who had direct contact with the Filipino-American deceased COVID-19 patient have already been traced.

The latest case mentioned in the original article was a 75-year-old male from Infanta who had no travel history and was admitted to the Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City due to flu-like symptoms on March 21.

Raul Sison's son, Urbiztondo Mayor Martin Raul Sison II, stated his father died of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Pneumonia while admitted at The Medical City in Ortigas, Pasig City.

The younger Sison and the town's Vice Mayor are under self-quarantine.

Another new case from the original article is a resident of Urdaneta City who had already recovered days before their test result came out.

Pangasinan now has a total of 71,624 persons under monitoring (PUMs).