MANILA — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has on Wednesday, 08 July 2020, announced that she tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
“Nais ko pong ipahayag sa lahat ng aking minamahal na QCitizens na ako po ay nag-positibo sa aking huling COVID-19 test,” Belmonte said in a statement.
According to the Department of Health, there are at least 3,869 coronavirus infections in Quezon City as of July 7, 2020.
It added that out of that number, 3,793 has a complete address in QC. Confirmed cases has already reached 3,762 the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) said.