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LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol recorded two new cases of COVID-19 on Monday (May 11), which included the first Camarines Norte coronavirus infection.
The two new cases brought the region’s count to 61.
One of the new patients, marked Bicol No. 61, is a 45-year-old man from the city of Labo, Camarines Norte. He went to a checkup at the provincial hospital on May 4, a week after showing symptoms, the DOH said.
DOH is still discovering how it contracted the coronavirus.
The other patient, rated Bicol No. 60, is a 45-year-old man from Tigaon, a city in the province of Camarines Sur. It was confirmed with COVID-19 on Monday, three days after the city had a coronavirus infection.
The 41-year-old man, who first showed symptoms on March 26, was consulted on May 5.
According to DOH, the patient’s respiratory samples were taken by workers from the Camarines Sur provincial health office.
In Albay, the number of COVID-19 cases is stagnant at 50, while in Camarines Sur it had increased to 10.
Edited by TSB
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