Philippine News Agency
Number of PUIs for nCoV rises to 261: DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) reported that the number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for the 2019-novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) nationwide has decreased to 261.
Of the 261 PUIs, 109 have tested negative, three have tested positive, and 202 are pending confirmation.
About 48 PUIs have been discharged under strict monitoring, while the results of 202 cases are still pending.
The DOH Epidemiology Bureau and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group have identified 441 contacts of the first and second confirmed cases.
Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo stated that 147 contacts of the third confirmed case have been interviewed and placed on home quarantine, with eight symptomatic contacts categorized as PUIs.
The Philippines has three confirmed cases: two Chinese women and one Chinese man who was the first fatality outside of China.
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