Number of COVID-19 cases in QC jumps to 5

The number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Quezon City has climbed to five with the addition of another one on Thursday.

Citing Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Super Radyo dzBB's Allan Gatus reported on Dobol B sa News TV that a 26-year-old male has tested positive for COVID-19.

The new patient reportedly has no travel history outside the country and was initially thought to have dengue when brought to a private hospital. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 after he was transferred to another hospital, the report said.

The Quezon City government has already dispatched a team to the house of the new patient to fetch him and to conduct contact tracing.

It was not yet clear if the new patient is among the 49 confirmed cases nationwide that were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday afternoon. —KBK, GMA News