SAN ANTONIO, Zambales–A 78-year-old retired U.S. Navy serviceman and a 67-year-old woman were the latest to succumb to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Olongapo City, an official said on Saturday (May 1).
In an advisory, Olongapo Mayor Rolen Paulino Jr. said the U.S. citizen, who resided in Barangay Barretto, contracted the virus on April 24 and was treated at a private hospital.
Although the man’s health condition improved while confined in the hospital, he eventually suffered from multiple-organ failure and pneumonia that led to his death.
The other fatality was a resident of Barangay Sta. Rita and was among the 22 new infections recorded in the city on Saturday. She was…
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