CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The number of recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Central Luzon has reached 127,429 after 1,550 new recoveries were recorded as of Monday night.
In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health-Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH-CLCHD) said this is equivalent to a 94.15-percent recovery rate out of a total of 135,336 cases in the region since the start of the pandemic.
The region also logged 427 new infections, raising its total active case tally to 4,545 or 3.35 percent of the total number of cases.
Of these, 4,299 are mild cases, 68 are asymptomatic, 84 are moderate, 73 are severe, and 21 are in critical condition.
The DOH-CLCHD also reported 33 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 3,362 or 2.5 percent of the total case count.
Bulacan has the highest number of new cases with 157; followed by Bataan with 111; Pampanga, 76; Zambales, 28 ; Nueva Ecija, 22; Tarlac, 16; Angeles City, 11; Olongapo City, six; and Aurora, zero.
Despite the downtrend of Covid-19 cases in the region, the DOH-CLCHD keeps on reminding the public not to be complacent and instead remain vigilant.
DOH-CLCHD director Corazon Flores has reiterated that wearing face masks, frequent washing of hands, observing physical distancing, staying at home, and foregoing non-essential travels are still important to keep everyone safe and protected from Covid-19.
“Let us continue to implement the Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-
