1 dead among 9 COVID-19 suspects who tested negative in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Nine people in Palawan suspected of coronavirus infection tested negative, according to health authorities in the province.

Richard Ligad, chief of the City Information Office (CIO), in his Facebook post on Sunday (May 17), said that one of the nine negative results was from a dead suspect COVID-19 patient in Puerto Princesa City.

The Center for Health Development (CHD-Mimaropa) recorded a total of 57 suspect COVID-19 patients in Palawan province—20 now in hospitals and 36 on home quarantine.

Edited by TSB