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Covid-19 hits 28 more E. Visayas residents
The Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas reported 28 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the region's total to 496.
These new cases were identified from 360 swab results analyzed by the region's two main testing laboratories.
Of the new cases, 17 are from Samar, six from Southern Leyte, and five from Leyte.
DOH Eastern Visayas Director Minerva Molon stated that contact tracing is underway by the epidemiology and surveillance unit and concerned local government units.
The patients are currently confined in their respective local isolation facilities but will be transferred to a higher healthcare facility if further management is needed.
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