BUTUAN CITY - The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Caraga region continues to rise with 28 new cases recorded.
Based on the COVID-19 Regional Case Bulletin released by the Department of Health-Center for Health and Development (DOH-CHD), 14 new cases were recorded in Agusan del Sur, five inTandag City, four in Butuan City, three in Surigao City, and one each in Surigao del Norte and the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI).
Caraga region now has a total of 4,159 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 457 of which are active, and 189 deaths.
The DOH-CHD also reported on Monday that Caraga region has also recorded 3,513 recoveries.
According to the medical status of patients, the DOH-CHD said one case is severe, eight have mild symptoms, and 19 are asymptomatic.
Among the latest cases, 25 were all local transmission, two with no history of travel to an area with known local transmission or exposure to COVID-19, and one with travel history from an area with local transmission.
Among those infected, 15 were female, 13 were male, with the youngest at 20-years-old, and the oldest at 76-years-old.