MANILA, Philippines — The number of patients under investigation (PUIs) still admitted in hospitals for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) monitoring is now only at 23 as of Tuesday morning. This was significantly lower than the 43 PUIs still admitted in various health facilities nationwide as of Monday morning. ADVERTISEMENTData from the case tracker of the DOH showed a total of 613 PUIs have been discharged from hospitals after testing negative for the disease. Overall, the number of patients checked by the health department so far for the fatal disease is now at 639. Here is the breakdown of PUIs per region:Metro Manila – 10 admitted, 193 discharged, 2 confirmed casesCalabarzon – 0 admitted, 80 dischargedCentral Luzon – 7 admitted, 69 dischargedCentral Visayas – 0 admitted, 61 discharged, 1 confirmed caseWestern Visayas – 1 admitted, 39 dischargedCagayan Valley – 0 admitted, 37 dischargedCordillera Administrative Region – 1 admitted, 28 dischargedDavao Region – 1 admitted, 23 dischargedNorthern Mindanao – 1 admitted, 18 dischargedEastern Visayas – 0 admitted, 18 dischargedMimaropa – 0 admitted, 15 dischargedIlocos Region – 1 admitted, 12 dischargedBicol Region – 0 admitted, 13 dischargedSoccsksargen – 1 admitted, 3 dischargedCaraga – 0 admitted, 3 dischargedBARMM – 0 admitted, 1 dischargedEDVFor more information about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 03, 2020 04:07 UTC