House logs 12th case of COVID-19

The House of Representatives on Monday logged its 12th case of COVID-19 after another employee of the Internal Audit Department tested positive for the virus.

House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales announced the development in a statement shared with reporters.

"We reported last July 1 that an employee assigned at the Internal Audit Department tested positive for COVID-19. One of those exposed to her, a contractual personnel in their Department, also tested positive today," Montales said.

According to Montales, the new COVID-19 case in the Internal Audit Department is asymptomatic.

The department has been closed since July 2, he added.

The House has reported new COVID-19 cases almost every day since the first week of July.

Last Wednesday and Thursday, the House announced that two of its employees tested positive for the disease.

It also reported that another House employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.

Back in March, another House employee who tested positive for COVID-19 died.

Montales said protocols in handling positive cases and their close relatives are being observed by the House.

As of July 6, a total of 46,333 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Philippines, with 1,303 deaths and 12,185 recoveries. — BM, GMA News