Antipolo City logs 7 new COVID-19 cases; total now at 217

Antipolo City has reported seven additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the city’s total infection to 217.

According to a report on “24 Oras News Alert” on Tuesday, the city health office said two frontliners were among Antipolo’s new cases of COVID-19.

Authorities are currently conducting contact tracing to prevent the spread of the virus.

So far, a total of 29 patients have succumbed to the illness, while 143 have recovered.

Antipolo now has the most number of COVID-19 cases in the province of Rizal. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/BM, GMA News