DAVAO City – The number of confirmed cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease has reached six in this region as of March 23 as three more cases were reported in the Davao region.
The Department of Health (DOH-Davao) reported three more confirmed cases as of 8 pm on March 23, bringing the total in the region to six since March 15 when it announced its first confirmed case.
The DOH-Davao said the three new cases are PH442, a 28-year old male with a history of travel from Manila; PH443, a 32-year old male with a history of travel from Manila and PH444, a 50-year old male with a history of travel from Manila, Palawan, and Cebu.
The DOH said they are admitted to Covid-19 treatment facilities in the region and are in stable condition. It did not say where but the designated treatment facilities in the region are the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City and Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) in Tagum City.
Two days earlier, on March 21, the DOH-Davao reported two confirmed cases – PH262 and PH263 – husband and wife from Davao City, both 47. It said they were “asymptomatic and on strict home quarantine” but the next day, they were moved to the isolation facility at the SPMC with their children.
Davao region comprises the five Davao provinces (de Oro, del Norte, del Sur, Occidental, and Oriental) and the cities of Davao, Tagum, Panabo, Samal, Digos, and Mati. (mindanews)
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