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Tarlac town mayor tests positive for COVID-19

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<p>Mayor Reynaldo Catacutan of Capas, Tarlac has tested positive for COVID-19, the town&#x27;s public information office said Tuesday.</p><p>Catacutan likely got the virus from his &quot;unavoidable daily exposure to the public&quot; while working as a government official, the information office said, quoting the municipal health office.</p><p>&quot;It is with a heavy heart that we inform the public that our Mayor, Reynaldo L. Catacutan, has just tested positive from COVID-19,&quot; it said in a statement.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/CapasInformationOffice/posts/1158567891247018" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The town&#x27;s information office said the mayor&#x27;s office would be temporarily closed for disinfection and his staff members have also been tested for the virus.</p><p>&quot;The skeletal force shall remain to work at the Chief of Staff and Administrator&#x27;s Office to still serve the public,&quot; it noted.</p><p>As of Tuesday, the Philippines logged 812,760 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 152,562 are active cases while 13,817 have died from the respiratory illness.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/06/21/philippines-logs-record-high-382-new-deaths-due-to-covid-19-addl-infections-at-9373">Philippines reports record-high 382 new deaths due to COVID-19; add&#x27;l infections at 9,373</a></li></ul><div><strong>– Report from Gracie Rutao</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1648237" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Mayor Reynaldo Catacutan of Capas, Tarlac has tested positive for COVID-19, the town's public information office said.</p>

Mayor Reynaldo Catacutan of Capas, Tarlac has tested positive for COVID-19, the town's public information office said.