A 59-YEAR-OLD  Person Under Investigation (PUI) in San Pablo  City yesterday tested positive for COVID-19.

The case was listed as a PUI on March 25 and underwent a COVID-19 test in San Pablo City, Laguna.

San Pablo City, Laguna Mayor Loreto  "Amben "Amante,  said it was the first recorded COVID-19 case in San Pablo City.

The patient is a resident of Bgy. Concepcion.

Amante said  he has ordered the San Pablo City Task Force and City Health Office trace  all people and families and friends of  the positive COVID-19 patient.

Amante met yesterday morning with Rizal, Laguna Mayor Vener Munoz to discuss the temporary closure of the highway.

In Pila, Laguna , another 59-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19.

Pila,Laguna Mayor Edgardo Ramos announced  this yesterday, adding that the patient is confined in a hospital in Los Banos, Laguna.