Some 51 residents in Quezon City tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a pool party in Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon.
Mayor Joy Belmonte confirmed on Sunday the improvised pool party and drinking session that happened in the said barangay despite the city's observance of strict general community qurantine protocols which prohibits large gatherings.
The Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit reported that a total of 610 residents who joined the party have been swabbed. Around 18 persons are still waiting their results while 31 have already been admitted in some of the city's isolation facilities.