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Zamboanga City Covid-19 cases spike to 195

Sunnexdesk

THE local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) announced that confirmed cases in Zamboanga City have climbed to 195.

The local IATF said this as two new cases were registered Tuesday, June 23, 2020, and they are identified as ZC194 and ZC195.

The task force said that ZC194 is a 57-year-old female from Calarian village. She is a dialysis patient at the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC).

ZC194 is the sister of ZC193, a 54-year-old female from Barangay San Roque.

ZC194 is currently admitted to ZCMC Covid-19 referral center, according to the task force.

The local IATF said that ZC195 is a 10-year-old female and a locally stranded individual (LSI) from Cebu City.

ZC195 arrived in this city last May 31 via a sweeper flight. She is the sister of ZC184, a 12-year-old male, and also an LSI.

Patient ZC195 is asymptomatic and is admitted to the Ateneo de Zamboanga University-Lantaka isolation facility, according to the task force.

Meanwhile, the task force reported that Zamboanga City has recorded 148 recoveries. (SunStar Zamboanga)

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