Samar town records 4 new COVID-19 cases
Four more residents in Tarangnan, Samar tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the town's total to 19 cases.
One new case is an ambulance driver at the rural health unit, another a retired employee who is a father of a confirmed patient, and two are children of another infected person.
The previous day, mass testing covered 451 residents in Tarangnan as part of efforts to determine the extent of the virus spread; 198 samples were sent for testing on Wednesday with 253 more scheduled for Thursday.
On Tuesday, a public school teacher tested positive and is currently isolated at the Tarangnan Community Hospital under total lockdown measures.
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