DUMAGUETE CITY—At least five doctors had tested positive for SARS Cov2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Among them was a couple who works in private hospitals in Dumaguete City, which is now considered to be the province’s COVID-19 epicenter.
The five doctors had been confined and are being treated in hospitals.
On Thursday (Dec. 17), at least 17 new cases were recorded in Dumaguete City, Tanjay City and the towns of Siaton, Amlan, Sibulan and Manjuyod, according to Dr. Liland Estacion, provincial Inter-Agency Task Force ground commander.
Negros Oriental currently has recorded close to 800 COVID-19 cases. At least 52 of these involved residents of Dumaguete City.
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