LUCENA CITY—The number of active COVID-19 cases in this city rose Wednesday to 285, the highest cumulative number of COVID-19-infected persons on any given day since the pandemic began last year.
The Lucena Interagency Task Force (IATF) recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total daily active cases higher than the 279 recorded on October 21 last year.
On Monday, Lucena City, the capital of Quezon province, was placed under the strict modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
The city had been under the more relaxed modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) since last month.
The local police put up Wednesday checkpoints to ensure that only authorized persons o…
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