Eastern Visayas has 58 new COVID-19 cases

TACLOBAN CITY –– Eastern Visayas on Thursday registered 58 new cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 1,421.

Dr. Exuperia Sabalberino, assistant regional director of the Department of Health (DOH), said there have been local transmissions of the virus in many areas in the region.

Among them was Basey town in Samar, particularly Barangay Villa Aurora, which has 39 COVID-19 cases.

The Basey municipal government has imposed a lockdown on Villa Aurora, which has more than 1,000 residents.

Aside from Basey, the DOH also identified the following areas in Eastern Visayas as having local transmission of COVID-19: Palo, Carigara, Tanauan, Barugo, Matag-ob, and the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban, all in Leyte; Almeria in Biliran; and Lawaan and Giporlos, both in Eastern Samar.

“We are calling for the cooperation of different government agencies and the public. During this time of the pandemic, we all need to act as one. We need a whole-of-government, whole-of-system approach,” Sabalberino said.

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