Two days later, on Oct. 24, a 76-year-old man, also from Northern Samar, died due to COVID-19 complications.Northern Samar now has four COVID-19-related deaths.
Meanwhile, the Allen District Hospital in Allen town, Northern Samar, was closed for 10 days starting Oct. 23 for disinfection after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The regional office of the Civil Service Commission based in Palo town, Leyte, also suspended operations effective Monday, Oct. 26, for disinfection after an employee had contact with a COVID-19 patient.
The regional office of the Department of Health reported that Eastern Visayas has 6,317 COVID-19 cases as of Sunday.
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