A THIRD case of the Novel CoronaVirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD) has been recorded in the country, as the number of patients suspected to have been infected with the disease increased to 133 from about 80, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Wednesday.

Health Undersecretary Orlando Domingo told a press briefing in Manila that a 60-year-old Chinese female tested positive for the nCoV-ARD but she “was getting better, and a week later she was discharged”.