MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — For the first time this year, the city of Angeles recorded no new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths on Sunday, February 20, the city government announced Monday.
He said there had been a steady decline in the number of cases since late last month as he continued his vaccination campaign against the viral disease.
The city also recorded no recovery on Sunday, keeping its active COVID-19 cases at 39.
Cutcut village had the most active cases at 10, followed by Malabanias and Santo Domingo with five each, and Tabun with four.
Of the city’s 33 villages, 19 are already free of COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Angeles City has recorded a total of 14,521 cases of COVID-19, including 13,947 recoveries and 535 deaths.
While the city government generally only allows fully vaccinated people into shopping malls and other indoor establishments, minors between the ages of 5 and 17 who have received an initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can now enter malls and catering establishments under its latest guidelines dated February 1. 17.
All provinces and heavily urbanized cities in central Luzon are under Alert Level 2 from February 15 to 28.
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