LUCENA CITY —- The surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Quezon province continues with the highest number of active virus carriers recorded in a single day on Sunday.
The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), in its 5 p.m. bulletin on Sunday, showed that Quezon recorded 1,156 new cases, bringing the total number in the province to 9,540.
The current number of active cases has also surpassed the record of Nov. 12 last year, with 1,119 infections.
Lucena, the provincial capital, tops the list again with 137 active virus carriers.
Candelaria is the second locality with the most active cases with 107. Its mayor, Macario Boongaling, contracted the highly contag…
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