The provincial government of Negros Oriental reports the first confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) case in Dumaguete City, Wednesday (March 11, 2020) in the evening. The patient is from Dumaguete City, has just returned from a convention in Metro Manila. Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Liland Estacion the confirmed was tagged as “Patient 39″ by the Department of Health.

According to Bimbo Miraflor, the provincial public information officer stated that the specimen was taken from the patient on March 9, and the results were made available on March 11. “The provincial leadership is appealing to those who came in contact with the patient to feel free to submit for a medical exam in case they manifested flu-like symptoms,” Miraflor said.

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Governor Roel Degamo has a message to the public not to panic, follow proper hygiene. She is now in the ICU of a private hospital in the province after suffering severe symptoms of pneumonia. He is one of 49 people who have co-authored CoViD – 19 based on the DOH list.

As of Mach 12, 2020, the department of health confirms 49 cases of COVID-19. Novel Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) causes fever and cough for most people but can cause serious illness such as pneumonia.

The latest update of Coronavirus Worldwide, more than 125,623 people have been infected and over 4,607 have died worldwide from the novel coronavirus, have reached some 80 countries and territories. There are 67,051 recovered from the epidemic disease.

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