A 74-year-old COVID-19 confirmed patient from Legazpi City died on Sunday night. | msarguellesINQ
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — A 74-year-old coronavirus disease 2019 confirmed patient from this city died on Sunday night, becoming Albay’s first COVID-19 fatality and the Bicol region’s second death associated with the disease.
The patient died at the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital , the Department of Health in Bicol said. The first COVID-19 death in the region was recorded in Camarines Sur – a 66-year-old male.Dr. Ernie Vera, DOH regional director, and Interagency Task Force chair confirmed that the elderly patient was admitted to the BRTTH isolation facility last week after suffering from diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease. He later tested positive for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, Bicol has six additional persons who also tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the total confirmed cases to 25, the DOH Bicol said.
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