Two more OFWs test positive for COVID-19 in Eastern Visayas

Two more returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Eastern Visayas have tested positive for COVID-19, identified as patients EV-46 and EV-47.

Patient EV-46 is a 29-year-old female seafarer from Tacloban City who arrived on June 1, marking the city's first confirmed COVID-19 case.

Patient EV-47 is a 27-year-old male from Tolosa, Leyte, who arrived on May 25.

Both individuals are currently under strict isolation and are among four new cases reported by the Department of Health in Eastern Visayas.

The other two new cases are locally stranded individuals, identified as patients EV-44 and EV-45.

Patient EV-44 is a 43-year-old male from Villareal, Samar, who arrived on May 29.

Patient EV-45 is a 19-year-old male from Naval, Biliran, who had a complex travel history before arriving in the region.

The total number of confirmed cases among returning residents in Eastern Visayas is now 10, while the region's total COVID-19 cases stand at 47.