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MANILA (UPDATE) - Antipolo City confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 infection, its mayor said on Sunday.

Mayor Andrea Ynares said the patient, a 60-year-old male, was rushed to a private hospital on March 9 with cough and flu-like symptoms.

"As we speak bumubuti po 'yung lagay ng pasyente, hindi po 'yung palala," Ynares told radio DZMM.

The patient does not have any foreign travel history but stayed in a Manila hotel with his family from February 26 to 28, the mayor said.

The patient's family are classified as persons under monitoring for having contact with a positive case but have yet to show symptoms, she added.

As of Sunday, the city has 22 persons under investigation, 12 of whom tested negative for the virus and 9 are awaiting results, according to the mayor.

The city's first confirmed COVID-19 case may be already part of the 111 cases announced by the health department, Ynares said.

"Nalaman po namin ito kagabi and we had to meet with the presidents ng mga association ng village na malapit du'n sa bahay ng nag-positive sa nCoV," she said.

Authorities have started to disinfect the area, she added.