By Analou De Vera

A 13-year-old girl from Quezon City has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID), the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday.

The girl, the youngest person yet to contract the disease in the Philippines, was among the 29 new COVID-19 cases recorded by the DOH.

Based on the recent data of the DOH, the girl had not traveled to other countries affected by COVID-19. She was the country’s 135th confirmed case.

The girl sought consultation at the Quezon City Health Department after she began showing symptoms of the disease on March 4, and was later on confirmed to have contracted the disease on March 15.

The Philippines now has 140 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 11 deaths.

“Let us cooperate with our healthcare workers and local government authorities to stop the spread of this disease to other communities,” said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III recently.

“Let us follow these stringent infection prevention interventions without fail,” he added.

The DOH continues to remind the public to practice frequent handwashing, observe proper cough etiquette, social distancing, and cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or the crook of your elbow.