COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas

COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas
COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Western Visayas
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Bacolod
Arrival date	March 20, 2020; (4 years, 2 months and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	50,894
Recovered	45,550
Deaths	1,067
Government website
	ro6.doh.gov.ph

The COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus reached Western Visayas on March 20, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Bacolod. All provinces have at least one confirmed COVID-19 case.