By J. Jala | 4:36 PM February 16, 2020
There are no more patients under investigation (PUIs) suspected of having the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Central Visayas.
According to the Department of Health’s (DOH) online COVID-19 tracker, which provides real-time updates of the disease’s situation in the country, recorded (0) zero PUIs in the region as of February 15, 2020.
It also showed that a total of 52 PUIs in Central Visayas have been discharged.
Since January, DOH has monitored a total of 487 PUIs nationwide. 154 of them are still confined in various state-run hospitals while 330 were already discharged.
China reported 121 more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak, 116 of which are from the epicentre of the infection in Hubei Province alone, bringing to at least 1,380 the total number of deaths across the country.
The latest toll reflected the removal of some deaths that had been double counted in Hubei, the health commission said. On Thursday, Chinese health officials had already reported 1,367 deaths.
