BY IME SORNITO AND DOMINIQUE BAÑAGA
ILOILO City – Western Visayas has 17 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019, all of whom were residents of Negros Occidental.
Majority of these latest cases were locally stranded individuals (LSI). They brought to 412 the total number of cases in the region, according the Department of Health (DOH) Region 6.
The 17 new COVID-positive cases recorded yesterday were the following:
* Patient No. 396 – 26-year-old female from La Castellana, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 397 – 33-year-old female from Calatrava, Negros Occidental (OFW)
* Patient No. 398 – 37-year-old male from Bago City, Negros Occidental (OFW)
* Patient No. 399 – 32-year-old female from San Enrique, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 400 – 32-year-old female from Calatrava, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 401 – 32-year-old female from Talisay, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 402 – 52-year-old female from Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 403 – 58-year-old male from Sagay City, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 404 – 44-year-old male from Sagay City, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 405 – 45-year-old male from Silay City, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 406 – 69-year-old female from Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 407 – 37-year-old male from Binalbagan, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 408 – 42-year-old female from Silay City, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 409 – 34-year-old male from Talisay City, Negros Occidental (admitted)
* Patient No. 410 – 22-year-old male from Sagay City, Negros Occidental (LSI)
* Patient No. 411 – 48-year-old female from Sipalay City, Negros Occidental (LSI )
* Patient No. 412 – 25-year-old female from Pulupandan, Negros Occidental (OFW)
DOH-6’s latest data also revealed that 16 out of 17 new confirmed cases were asymptomatic and currently under facility quarantine.
Recoveries were also up by one, after a 40-year-old male from San Joaquin, Iloilo (Patient No. 124) recovered from the viral illness. This brought the total tally of individuals who have survived from COVID-19 to 153. The number of deaths still stood at 11.
Here’s a breakdown of COVID-19 cases per province or city:
* Antique – 15
* Capiz – six
* Guimaras – zero
* Iloilo Province – 41
* Negros Occidental – seven
* Bacolod City – 11
* Iloilo City – 36
Meanwhile, the 290 infected repatriates in the region were the following:
* Aklan – five
* Antique – five
* Capiz – two
* Guimaras – eight
* Iloilo province – 59
* Negros Occidental – 128
* Bacolod City – 41
* Iloilo City – 42./PN
