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Region 8 breaches 600 mark in Covid-19 cases
Eastern Visayas recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the region's total to 600, with 111 active cases, 486 recoveries, and three deaths.
The new cases include individuals from Carigara, Barugo, Bato in Leyte, Maasin City in Southern Leyte, Cabucgayan in Biliran, and Gandara in Samar.
Of the total cases, 385 are locally stranded individuals, 160 are local cases, 52 are returning overseas Filipino workers, and three are recipients of the Balik Probinsya program.
DOH Regional Director Minerva Molon reported that 91 percent of the cases are asymptomatic, while six have severe symptoms.
Among those who have recovered are 98 health workers from Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center and rural health units.
The surge in cases is attributed to the return of residents stranded in Metro Manila and Cebu.
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