Manila, Sept. 7 -- At least 84 percent of the total reported coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Central Visayas region have recovered from the deadly viral disease, the Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH-7) said on Sunday.
Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 regional director, said 16,217 patients across the four provinces in Region 7 have already recovered from Covid-19 since the outset of the pandemic in January. This represents 84 percent of the 19,332 total active cases reported as of September 6.
Bernadas noted that 5,575 were added to the total number of recoveries in the region, which is a 34 percent increase from the 10,642 patients recovered a month ago (Aug. 6), while majority of the localities in the region were still under ...