Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 2) — Fifty-five residents of Mandaluyong were found positive with the coronavirus disease after the city tested over 500 suspected COVID-19 cases.
Out of 510 samples submitted to the Philippine Red Cross for testing, eleven percent were positive for COVID-19 while 89 percent, or 455 specimens, turned out negative, the city’s official Facebook page reported.
Residents who tested positive will be monitored as “active cases” while those who had negative results will be included in the list of “cleared suspects.”
As of Friday, the city has 409 confirmed cases, including 35 deaths and 72 recoveries, with 735 suspected cases. Authorities said they also conducted mass testing for 511 frontliners, including fire bureau personnel, jail employees, health workers and barangay staff members, from April 28 to May 1.
