LEGAZPI CITY — Three health workers and a village official in Albay province have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health reported Tuesday.
Among those who recovered is a 32-year-old Legazpi City resident, Bicol region’s first doctor to have contracted the coronavirus.
Joining her in the recovery were a medical technologist and a village official, both of whom are from Legazpi City; and a nurse from Daraga town.
Legazpi City has so far recorded 23 COVID-19 patients, while Daraga has recorded 13.
According to the DOH, after they were discharged from the hospital, the recovered patients would still undergo a 14-day quarantine. After which, they will be swabbed again to confirm their first negative results.
The remaining active cases in Bicol region now stand at 18 after the recoveries have risen to 40.