LIST: PH cities, provinces with confirmed COVID-19 cases

UPDATED on March 30, 2020 at 7:20 p.m.

MANILA, Philippines — As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to bring critical situations across the world, its threat is also escalating here in the country with 1,546 persons infected as of Monday afternoon.

Of this, 78 people have already died even as 42 were able to recover from the highly-infectious disease.

READ: COVID-19 cases surge to 1,546 with no new recoveries

INQUIRER.net has identified the cities and provinces in the Philippines that have confirmed cases of COVID-19 based on the patient’s home address as shown by the case tracker of the Department of Health (DOH) on its website.

Quezon City: 130
San Juan City: 64
Manila: 55
Pasig City: 49
Makati City: 47
Davao City, Davao Del Sur: 40
Mandaluyong City: 29
Taguig City: 29
Parañaque City: 26
Cainta, Rizal: 15
Marikina City: 11
Muntinlupa City: 11
Las Piñas City: 10
Caloocan City: 10
Antipolo City, Rizal: 9
Pasay City: 9
Batangas City: 6
Baguio City, Benguet: 6
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan: 6
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental: 5
Bacoor City, Cavite: 5
Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur: 4
Biñan City, Laguna: 3
Bulacan, Bulacan: 3
Alicia, Isabela: 3
Taytay, Rizal: 3
Sta. Rosa, Laguna: 3
Tagum City, Davao Del Norte: 2
San Mateo, Rizal: 2
San Ildefonso, Bulacan: 2
Valenzuela City: 2
San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan: 2
Dasmariñas City, Cavite: 2
Gapan City, Nueva Ecija: 2
Caba, La Union: 2
Cabuyao City, Laguna: 2
Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental: 2
Naic, Cavite: 2
Mati City, Davao Oriental: 2
Iloilo City, Iloilo: 2
Marantao, Lanao Del Sur: 2
Lucena City, Quezon: 2
Lumban, Laguna: 1
Malabon City: 1
Malay, Aklan: 1
Malolos, Bulacan: 1
Manabo, Abra: 1
Imus City, Cavite: 1
Jala-Jala, Rizal: 1
Jamindan, Capiz: 1
Kalibo, Aklan: 1
Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat: 1
Lambunao, Iloilo: 1
Lemery, Batangas: 1
Libmanan, Camarines Sur: 1
Limay, Bataan: 1
Lipa City, Batangas: 1
Meycauayan City, Bulacan: 1
Maigao, Iloilo: 1
Orani, Bataan: 1
Panabo City, Davao Del Norte: 1
Pantukan, Compostela Valley: 1
Pateros: 1
Porac, Pampanga: 1
Puerto Princesa, Palawan: 1
Calamba City, Laguna: 1
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro: 1
Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija: 1
Binangonan City, Rizal: 1
Bayombong, Nueva Ecija: 1
Bais City, Negros Oriental: 1
Baliuag City, Bulacan: 1
Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo: 1
Gattaran, Cagayan: 1
General Trias City, Cavite: 1
Guiguinto, Bulacan: 1
Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte: 1
Digos City, Davao Del Sur: 1
Echague, Isabela: 1
Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental: 1
Floridablanca, Pampanga: 1
Cotabato City, Maguindanao: 1
Catarman, Northern Samar: 1
Cauayan, Negros Occidental: 1
Cebu City, Cebu: 1
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur: 1
Torrijos, Marinduque: 1
Tuao, Cagayan: 1
San Isidro, Nueva Ecija: 1
San Pedro City, Laguna: 1
Rodriguez Rizal: 1
Rosario, Cavite: 1
San Fernando City, Pampanga: 1
Tanauan City, Batangas: 1
Tanza, Cavite: 1
Tarlac City, Tarlac: 1
Tayasan, Negros Oriental 1
Sariaya, Quezon: 1
Silang, Cavite: 1
Solano, Nueva Vizcaya: 1
For validation: 863

Three other cases are listed under China. They were the tourists that were tagged as first three persons who were found COVID-19 positive in the country and labelled by DOH as imported cases.

COVID-19, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 that is related to a bug that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome but is not as deadly, with only around a 3-percent mortality rate. The virus was first detected in Wuhan City in China’s Hubei province in late 2019.

WHO said 80 percent of patients experience mild illness and eventually recover from the disease, while some 14 percent experience severe illness and 5 percent were critically ill. The illness may be fatal for the elderly, the immunocompromised, and those with underlying medical conditions.

Among the symptoms of a COVID-19 infection are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some patients may also experience aches or pains, nasal congestion,  runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea.

The virus is spread through small droplets from the nose or mouth when those infected coughs or sneezes. Health authorities urge the public to practice frequent hand washing, cover their mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, and avoid close contact with those exhibiting respiratory symptoms to prevent infection.

President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire country under a state of calamity following the spike in the number of cases of the illness. The entire island of Luzon and other areas were also placed under enhanced community quarantine in a bid to curb the spread of the disease.

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