(MANILA BULLETIN)
The Provincial Health Office said of the 77 new cases, 36 were from Bontoc, 14 in Besao, four in Bauko, six in Sabangan, four in Tadian, and three in Sadanga.
Bauko Mayor Abraham Akilit issued Memorandum No. 2021-18 suspending work in the local government and placing the municipal compound in Barangay Abatan under preventive lockdown Thursday and Friday after seven municipal government employees tested positive for COVID.
Akilit said the lockdown will pave the way for efficient contact tracing and disinfection of the municipal offices and its compound.
Regular services will resume Monday.
Bauko now has 59 confirmed cases, 40 recoveries, and 19 active cases.