COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas

COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas
COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Eastern Visayas
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Catarman
Arrival date	March 23, 2020; (4 years, 1 month and 4 weeks)
Confirmed cases	67,099
Recovered	65,998
Deaths	867
Government website
	ro8.doh.gov.ph

The COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern 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 Eastern Visayas on March 23, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Northern Samar.