BUTUAN CITY - The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region continues to rise with 40 new cases recorded.
Based on the COVID-19 Regional Case Bulletin released by the Department of Health-Center for Health and Development (DOH-CHD), 24 new cases were recorded in Agusan del Sur, eight in Butuan City, three in Bayugan City, two each in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur, and one in Surigao del Norte.
Caraga region now has a total of 3,770 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 482 active cases and 170 deaths.
The DOH-CHD also reported on Monday that Caraga region has also recorded 3,118 recoveries.
The DOH-CHD said 15 of the patients have mild symptoms while 25 are asymptomatic.
Among the latest cases, 21 were all local transmission, 15 with no history of travel to an area with known local transmission or exposure to COVID-19, and four with travel history from an area with local transmission.
Among those infected, 26 were male, 14 were female, with the youngest at 7-years-old.