MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has so far recorded 4,468 cases of Covid-19 among its personnel as well as students, an official told senators Wednesday.
“We, in DepEd, have been monitoring our cases of infection within the department both for personnel and learners,” DepEd Undersecretary and spokesperson Nepomuceno Malaluan said during a hearing by the Senate basic education committee.
DepEd has so far recorded 1,638 Covid-19 cases among learners and 2,830 among its teaching and non-teaching personnel, he said.
According to Malaluan’s presentation, Quezon province has the most number of Covid-19 cases among learners, and DepEd staffers at 193.
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