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Malabon Mayor Antolin “Lenlen” Oreta confirmed on Tuesday, March 23, that he was stricken with COVID-19.
In a Facebook post, Oreta said that his swab test released during the day yielded a positive result.
“Bagama’t wala akong symptoms gaya ng lagnat (Even though I don’t have symptoms such as a fever), I will be working at home in the following days,” Oreta said.
Oreda added that authorities are tracing his recent contacts for possible exposure to the virus.
As of March 22, Malabon has logged 8,451 coronavirus cases, 919 of which are active infections. Nearly 200 of these were logged on Tuesday.
Following his confirmation, Oreta joined a list of mayors in Metro Manila who contracted the respiratory illness, after Pasay’s Emi Calixto-Rubiano and San Juan City’s Francis Zamora. – Rappler.com
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