Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the towns of Oton and Miagao in Iloilo province tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
They are among the eight new COVID-19 patients in Western Visayas reported by the Department of Health (DOH-6) on Thursday, June 18.
The 44-year-old male resident of Oton and the 25-year-old male resident of Miagao are both asymptomatic or have not manifested any symptom of the dreaded disease, according to Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, DOH-6 spokesperson.
The two are currently staying in their towns’ respective quarantine facilities.
The six other new cases in the region are the following:
▪38-year-old female from Bacolod City
▪30-year-old male from Hinigaran, Negros Occidental
▪37-year-old male from Bacolod City
▪40-year-old male from Bacolod City
▪38-year-old female from Bacolod City
▪35-year-old male from Bacolod City
There are now a total of 164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Western Visayas.
The DOH-6 also recorded three new survivors of the disease, bringing the total recoveries in the region to 106.
The additional recoveries are as follows:
▪37-year-old male from Bacolod City
▪35-year-old male from Bacolod City
▪38-year-old male from Bacolod City
Meanwhile, the number of deaths remains at 11.IMT
