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Eastern Visayas records two more COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health in Region 8 (DOH-8) has confirmed two additional COVID-19 cases in Eastern Visayas, bringing the total to 53.
The first new case, Patient EV-52, is a 22-year-old locally stranded individual from Tarangnan, Samar, who arrived from Cebu City on June 2.
The second new case, Patient EV-53, is a 34-year-old male seafarer from Abuyog, Leyte, who returned on May 27 and is the husband of Patient EV-42.
These cases were identified from a batch of 434 results released by the Eastern Visayas Regional COVID Testing Center (EVRCTC) and 82 results from the Divine Word Hospital (DWH).
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