CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Central Visayas has breached 500 in the number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on April 27, making it the area outside National Capital Region (NCR)
A medical worker places a swab in a vial while testing for COVID-19 a homeless person in Miami, Florida. In the Philippines, particularly in Cebu Island in Central Visayas, the local government units here are gearing up for a targeted mass testing to be implemented soon. | AP photo
The DOH-7 on April 27 recorded a total of 527 COVID-19 cases in the region, with 11 deaths and 28 laboratory negatives. The numbers included the new cases recorded in the cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu, with 25 and four respectively.was a 17-year-old male from Barangay Guadalupe, Carcar City who succumbed to COVID-19 on April 23. The patient was diagnosed in 2018 with kidney disease.
“We still maintain a low mortality rate. That means there are two deaths in every 100 people,” they said.
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