Kabankalan City has most number of COVID cases

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD City – Kabankalan City in southern Negros Occidental tops the list of localities in Negros Occidental with the most number of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID- 19 cases.

The Provincial Incident Management logged 159 cases for Kabankalan City followed by Himamaylan-157, Silay-138, Sagay-135, Talisay-134, Bago-118, and La Carlota-106.

The City of San Carlos, which previously topped the list, logged 39 cases as of June 8.

Meanwhile, the municipal government of Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental placed 113 houses in Purok L, Brgy. Pandanon under granular lockdown after some residents tested positive for Covid-19.

This was announced by the town through its official Facebook account.

The granular lockdown will last three to five days.

The move aims to limit the movement of residents while contact tracing is being conducted.

Salvador Benedicto was one of two local government units in Negros Occidental with single-digit active COVID cases at 2.

The other was San Enrique with five active cases, while Candoni logged zero active case as of June 8, the Provincial Incident Management Team reported.