COVID-19 reaches Cebu as Mandaue City confirms first case

The first COVID-19 patient in Cebu is a 65-year-old man admitted at Chong Hua Hospital in Mandaue City. The Health Department recorded him as the 188th patient with the viral disease in the Philippines.

This is the fourth case of COVID-19 outside of Luzon, which the government placed on lockdown in an effort to curb the spread of the disease. Negros Oriental, Lanao del Sur and Davao de Oro each reported one case. Mandaue City reported that it has 37 patients under investigation for the disease, while 64 people are under monitoring for the disease.

The number of people who have contracted COVID-19 in the Philippines has reached 202, with 17 deaths because of the disease caused by a virus called SARS CoV-2. Globally, more than 198,000 have been infected and nearly 8,000 have died due to the disease, while close to 82,000 have recovered, based on data fromCommonly reported COVID-19 symptoms are fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. Those with severe and critical symptoms should call the Health Department at 8-651-7800 local 1149-1150.

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