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PH coronavirus watch: Suspected cases per region, as of February 27, 2020

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PH coronavirus watch: Suspected cases per region, as of February 27, 2020
Based on the Department of Health's monitoring as of February 27, 2020

MANILA, Philippines – Health authorities continue to ramp up its efforts to detect possible cases of the novel coronavirus.

As of Thursday, February 27, the Department of Health said it has probed 615 patients. Out of this number:

  • 64 – admitted to hospitals
  • 548 – discharged from hospitals
  • – confirmed cases

Of the 3 confirmed cases in the Philippines, one died due to severe pneumonia because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus, while the other two have since recovered.

There is still no recorded case of local transmission in the country.

Below is the latest breakdown of patients under investigation per region. All numbers are from the DOH’s nCoV tracker.

REGION NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROBED
Ilocos Region 12
Cagayan Valley  36
Cordillera Administrative Region 28
Central Luzon 62
Metro Manila 205
Calabarzon 79
Mimaropa 15
Bicol 13
Western Visayas 38
Central Visayas 62
Eastern Visayas 18
Northern Mindanao 18
Caraga 3
Davao Region 23
Soccsksargen 3
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1

There are at least 85 Filipinos confirmed to have the virus, but all are based outside the Philippines, including two in the United Arab Emirates, two in Hong Kong, one in Singapore, and 80 who were aboard cruise ship quarantined in Japan.

The World Health Organization earlier declared the outbreak an international emergency, warning that the novel coronavirus poses a “very grave threat.”

So far, the virus has killed 2,744 and infected more than 78,500 people in China. Cases have been recorded in at least 33 countries. – Rappler.com

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