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3 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Western Visayas
Western Visayas has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a 72-year-old male from Iloilo City.
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 16 total COVID-19 cases in the region as of Saturday evening.
The new cases include a 28-year-old male from Bacolod City who traveled to the US, a 41-year-old female from Negros Occidental with travel history to Manila and Davao City who has underlying conditions, and a 70-year-old male from Iloilo province with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.
Bacolod City has the most positive COVID-19 cases in Western Visayas with five, followed by Iloilo province with four.
There are also three cases in Aklan, two in Iloilo City, and one in Capiz, while Antique and Guimaras have no positive cases.
The DOH expects case numbers to rise due to a new testing hub at the Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City.
As of Friday, there were 276 persons under investigation for COVID-19 in the region.
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