Leyte province recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A 58-year old female from Burauen, Leyte tested positive of the highly-infectious coronavirus.
The Department of Health confirmed this Friday on a 9am press briefing, bringing the regional tally to five (5).
The DOH revealed that the patient went to Guam on February 2020, the time where cases of COVID-19 were starting to spike, and went back to Manila on March 09. She then traveled back to Burauen, Leyte with 16 other passengers. She is now confined to a referral hospital in the region.
The department also conducted a contact tracing for the other 16 passengers who are now classified as ‘asymptomatic’.
DOH-8 advised the public to observe strict social distancing measures and follow quarantine protocols but clarified that the case in Leyte is not due to local transmission.
Burauen LGU and Leyte Provincial Government has yet to release a statement.
More on this story as it develops.
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