TACLOBAN CITY — The chief of police of Saint Bernard town in Southern Leyte succumbed to COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 30.
Lt. Mario Lumayno, 48, died around 11 p.m. while confined in a hospital in Sogod town, also in Southern Leyte.
The Southern Leyte Provincial Police Office (SLPPO) confirmed his death in a post on Friday on its social media account.
Lumayno’s remains were cremated and are now at their residence in Sogod.
Lumayno, who assumed his post last Feb. 20, 2020, reportedly experienced flu-like symptoms on June 23 and was swabbed on June 27.
The following day, test results showed that he had the virus.
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