Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 19)— The House of Representatives disclosed Sunday that another one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19.
The new case is one of the security personnel at the lower chamber, Secretary General Atty. Jose Luis Montales said in a statement. The patient last reported for work in January.
The House noted the security personnel, who has been undergoing dialysis, was first admitted to a hospital on April 7, due to pneumonia. He was discharged four days later.
“The employee was admitted again after testing positive, though has been asymptomatic since,” it said.
Earlier, staffers working at the House’s Printing Service were also reported to have contracted the infectious disease.
The Philippines has recorded 6,259 positive cases of COVID-19, including 409 fatalities and 572 recoveries as of the Health Department’s latest record.
