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PH coronavirus watch: Suspected cases per region, as of February 15, 2020

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PH coronavirus watch: Suspected cases per region, as of February 15, 2020
Based on the Department of Health's monitoring as of February 15, 2020

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health has placed several people under investigation for possible cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

As of Saturday, February 15, DOH said it probed 487 patients. There is still no recorded local transmission in the country.

Out of this number:

  • Tested negative – 386
  • Pending test results – 66

As of this date, there have been 3 confirmed cases in the Philippines: one died due to severe pneumonia because of novel coronavirus while the two have since recovered and discharged from the hospital.

Below is the latest breakdown of the PUI cases per region. All numbers are from DOH’s nCov tracker.

REGION NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROBED
Ilocos Region 7
Cagayan Valley  30
Cordillera Administrative Region 23
Central Luzon 56
Metro Manila 157
Calabarzon 46
Mimaropa 12
Bicol Region 5
Western Visayas 36
Central Visayas 53
Eastern Visayas 16
Northern Mindanao 17
Caraga 2
Davao Region 23
Soccsksargen 1
BARMM 1

There are 12 Filipinos confirmed to have the virus, but all are based outside the Philippines: one in the United Arab Emirates and 11 in a cruise ship in Japan.

DOH Secretary Francsico Duque III on Friday said it was premature to assume that the crisis was stabilizing as “blindspots continue to characterize the virus.”

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak as an international emergency, warning that the virus poses a “very grave threat” for the planet.

The novel coronavirus has killed over 1,500 and infected over 66,000 people across 26 countries as of Friday.  – Rappler.com

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