DOH Asst. Sec. Maria Rosario Vergeire. Screengrab from the DOH Facebook page
MANILA, Philippines — Patients admitted in hospitals who are being monitored for the COVID-19 increased to 39 from 25, records from the Department of Health (DOH) showed Wednesday.
Based on DOH tracker for patients under investigation (PUIs), most of the patients isolated in hospitals and health centers are from Metro Manila.
In a press conference at the DOH office, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the number of PUIs added passengers that came from South Korea who were later admitted to health facilities.
The health department said officials are still awaiting results of 32 specimens submitted at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa City, the only facility in the country that verifies cases of COVID-19.
The DOH said there were 579 PUIs nationwide that tested negative for the fatal coronavirus while 620 PUIs were already discharged from their respective hospitals and health facilities.
Below is the tally of the number of patients checked for the disease:
Metro Manila – 29 admitted, 193 discharged, 2 confirmed cases
Calabarzon – 0 admitted, 80 discharged
Central Luzon – 2 admitted, 74 discharged
Central Visayas – 0 admitted, 61 discharged, 1 confirmed case
Western Visayas – 1 admitted, 40 discharged
Cagayan Valley – 1 admitted, 37 discharged
Cordillera Administrative Region – 1 admitted, 28 discharged
Davao Region – 0 admitted, 24 discharged
Northern Mindanao – 1 admitted, 18 discharged
Eastern Visayas – 0 admitted, 18 discharged
Mimaropa – 0 admitted, 15 discharged
Ilocos Region – 1 admitted, 12 discharged
Bicol Region – 2 admitted, 13 discharged
Soccsksargen – 1 admitted, 3 discharged
Caraga – 0 admitted, 3 discharged
BARMM – 0 admitted, 1 discharged