Five (5) locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and three Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Negros Occidental.

The four (4) LSIs came from Cebu and one (1) from Manila. All of them were all asymptomatic.

The LSIs include a 22-year-old male from Escalante City, a 36-year-old female from Cadiz City, a 36-year-old male from San Carlos City, and a 43-year-old male from Silay City.

According to Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, the two LSIs from Escalante and Cadiz were isolated in a facility, while those from San Carlos and Silay were home quarantined. While the 10-year-old LSI from Moises Padilla town was quarantined in a facility.

Diaz said two female OFWs, aged 32 and 45, also tested positive for COVID-19 and were quarantined in a hotel.

A 38-year-old female from Binalbagan town, who recently returned to the province has also contracted the virus.

As as of June 19, 2020, there have been 28,459 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the country. Out of these cases, 7,378 recoveries and 1,130 deaths were recorded.

The Philippines has the third most number of cases in Southeast Asia, 15th in Asia, and 39th in the world, as of Wiki.

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