House reports 2 new COVID19 cases, total now at 42
MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday reported 2 more COVID-19 cases, raising its total to 42.
The first is a female staffer of the House Committee on Rules who reported for work from July 20 to Aug. 5 and underwent testing after experiencing symptoms of loss of sense of smell and decreased sense of taste, according to House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales. The second is a male personnel of the Grounds Maintenance Group who reported for work from July 20 to 30 and had close contact with another staff who tested positive for COVID-19, Montales said.It was not immediately clear if Senior Citizens' Rep. Francisco Datol was included in the official tally of the House. Datol's office confirmed Tuesday that he died from COVID-19.
The Philippines on Tuesday reported 139,538 cases of the novel coronavirus, with 68,432 recoveries and 2,312 deaths.
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