47 more patients in PH negative for COVID-19

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-seven more patients were discharged from hospitals after testing negative for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), figures from Department of Health (DOH) showed Thursday.

Based on DOH’s daily tracker, as of 12 noon, the number of patients who tested negative for the deadly virus rose from 501 to 548.

Meanwhile, number of persons checked for COVID-19 who remained isolated in hospitals decreased from 101 to 64.

Below is the tally of patients per region:

Metro Manila – 56 admitted, 146 discharged, 2 confirmed cases, 1 mortality

Calabarzon – 1 admitted, 78 discharged

Central Visayas – 1 admitted, 60 discharged, 1 confirmed case

Central Luzon – 1 admitted, 61 discharged

Western Visayas – 0 admitted, 38 discharged

Cagayan Valley – 1 admitted, 35 discharged

Cordillera Administrative Region – 2 admitted, 26 discharged

Davao Region – 0 admitted, 23 discharged

Eastern Visayas – 0 admitted, 18 discharged

Northern Mindanao – 1 admitted, 17 discharged

Mimaropa – 0 admitted, 15 discharged

Bicol region – 0 admitted, 13 discharged

Ilocos region – 1 admitted, 11 discharged

Soccsksargen – 1 admitted, 2 discharged

Caraga – 0 admitted, 3 discharged

BARMM – 0 admitted, 1 discharged

The Philippines has three confirmed cases, which involved Chinese nationals. Globally, there are more than 81,000 individuals, mostly from mainland China, who contracted the deadly virus.

GSG