By J. Jala | 12:40 PM March 15, 2020
The patient, codenamed PH39, who tested positive of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Negros Oriental died on Sunday morning.
The provincial government of Negros Oriental reported that the 62-year-old patient succumbed to the disease at 11:09 a.m. today, March 15, 2020.
Dr. Liland Estacion, head of the Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office, said he was an immunocompromised patient due to his previous kidney transplant.
The patient was a town councilor from Tayasan in Negros Oriental. He was the 39th confirmed COVID-19 case in the country and the 9th COVID-19 fatality recorded in the Philippines.
