FOUR of the 24 Carmelite nuns in Iloilo City who tested positive for Covid-19 have died as the city continues to grapple with an increasing number of patients, majority of them coming from neighboring areas.

Fr. Angelo Colada, director of Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Social Communications, said aside from the 24 nuns, nine staff of the Carmelite convent also tested positive for the virus.

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