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W. Visayas reports 63 record-high Covid recoveries
Western Visayas reported 63 recoveries on July 17, 2020, increasing the total recovered patients to 345. The recoveries included 55 LSIs and eight ROFs.
The region confirmed 17 new cases, raising the total positives to 716. Eight new cases were from the Western Visayas Medical Center sub-national laboratory, and nine from the Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital Molecular Laboratory.
The youngest recovered patient was a two-month-old LSI from Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental.
The DOH-CHD-6 spokesperson, Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, noted that this is the highest number of recoveries recorded so far.
The region's active cases are now 716 minus the 345 recovered patients, totaling 371 active cases.
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