Negros Oriental logs 20 new COVID-19 recoveries, 28 new cases

The province of Negros Oriental recorded 20 new recoveries from Covid-19, bringing the total recoveries to 1,224.

Twenty-eight new cases and 10 repeat swab tests turned out positive infections, increasing the total caseload to 1,522.

The new positive cases are from Dumaguete City (11), Bayawan City (six), Sibulan and Valencia (four each), Siaton (two), and Sta. Catalina (one).

The new recoveries are concentrated in Sibulan (six), Bayawan City and Tanjay City (four each), Sta. Catalina (three), and Basay, Dumaguete City, and Zamboanguita (one each).

The province also reported one new death, an 81-year-old female from Dumaguete, raising the total mortalities to 45.

As of Friday, Negros Oriental has 253 active Covid-19 cases, with Dumaguete City still having the highest number of infections.

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