CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan—Bulacan has recorded five leptospirosis deaths as cases rose to nearly 400 due to continued flooding, with coastal towns including Hagonoy, Paombong, Calumpit, and this capital city still inundated, data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) on Friday showed. According to the PDRRMO, the most recent fatality was a 38-year-old male from Muzon Proper in the City of San Jose del Monte who died on August 12, four days after being admitted to the Bulacan Medical Center.  Other recorded deaths include a 60-year-old male from Santa Cruz, Hagonoy, who died on July 24; a 47-year-old […]...

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