LAOAG CITY—A cultural town perched atop mountains in Ilocos Norte province had logged its first ever coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case, according to health authorities on Saturday, April 24.
Adams town’s first case is a 36-year-old resident who recently returned from Quezon City in Metro Manila, local health records showed.
The town had been virus-free since the pandemic broke out last year even as some areas there remained open to tourists.
Adam is one of the four cultural communities in Ilocos Norte and is located approximately 108.3 kilometers north of the capital city of Laoag.
The town has only around 1,792 residents, according to the latest government population…
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