Baguio records highest daily COVID-19 cases

Baguio City recorded 519 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, January 13, surpassing its previous record of 411 cases set in September 2021.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong warned earlier this week that daily infections could peak at around 500 cases due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

The city's active case count rose to 2,067 as of Thursday.

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