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| Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, spokesperson of the Department of Health - Center for Health Development 6 (Western Visayas), says in a virtual presser that confirmed COVID19 cases in the region spiraled to 3,555 on Monday. (Photo from: Perla Lena |
[아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Western Visayas climbed to 3,555, the region’s Department of Health - Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) said in its August 24 bulletin.
In Monday’s virtual presser, medical officer and spokesperson of the DOH-CHD 6 (Western Visayas), Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, said the region has logged 115 new infections, along with seven recoveries and a single fatality. Of the new cases, 11 were returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and 104 were local cases.
Among the local cases, Iloilo City logged the highest number with 41; followed by Iloilo province and Bacolod City with 20 each; Negros Occidental with 10; Capiz with seven; and Guimaras with six. Nine of the 11 ROFs were from Negros Occidental and one each from the city and province of Iloilo.
Te said 90 of the new cases were asymptomatic, 21 have influenza-like illness, and four have severe acute respiratory infection. The new recoveries were from the 888 results released by the sub-national and molecular laboratories in the region, she said.
“With these new confirmed cases, Region 6 now has a total of 3,555 confirmed Covid-19 cases. Of these, 1,971 are active cases,” Te said. Recoveries also increased to 1,530 while mortality has reached 54.
