Negros Oriental sees more coronavirus cases

ON June 4, both Bohol and Negros Oriental reported confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections resulting from community transmission. An 89-year-old man from Calape died on May 26 not many hours after being admitted to the Bohol Provincial Hospital. In Tagbilaran City, Mayor John Geesnell Yap announced one case. The Negros Oriental provincial government reported a case in Dumaguete City. Unlike 15 other cases reported since May 31, this case is not imported.

Bohol has less than 10 confirmed cases while Negros Oriental has 20. By contrast, Cebu, the regional center of Central Visayas, has 3,400 confirmed infections — Cebu City accounts for close to 2,800 — the improved testing capacity making it possible to test beyond severely ill, hospitalized patients and their immediate family.