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Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Central Luzon, the Philippines
COVID-19 pandemic in Central Luzon Disease
COVID-19 Virus strain
SARS-CoV-2 Location
Central Luzon First outbreak
Wuhan , Hubei, China
Index case
San Jose del Monte ,
Bulacan Arrival date March 9, 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) Confirmed cases 396,536Active cases 1,972Recovered 385,924Deaths
8,640
centralluzon .doh .gov .ph
The COVID-19 pandemic in Central Luzon is part of the
worldwide pandemic of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ) caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus reached
Central Luzon on March 9, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in
San Jose del Monte .
[1] All provinces in the region have recorded COVID-19 cases. As of August 14, 2022. Central Luzon has 376,747 cases with 6,995 deaths.
[2]
Background
The first case was initially reported to be a resident of
Santa Maria, Bulacan
[3] but was eventually clarified to be from
San Jose del Monte , still in the same province.
[4]
[1] The patient has no travel history abroad.
[1] The first case per province by date of confirmation as is as follows:
On July 6, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region has breached the 1,000 mark with 1,021 cases and 75 deaths.
[13]
Tally of cases
Response
Former COVID-19 patients being discharged from the
We Heal As One Center at the
Philippine Arena Complex.
Repatriation from abroad
Central Luzon was also a major quarantine site for repatriates from abroad, particularly
New Clark City Sports Hub in
Capas, Tarlac . The first two COVID-19 cases among repatriates in New Clark City were confirmed on March 11.
[1]
[14]
Lockdowns
An empty
Pulilan Regional Road in
Pulilan , Bulacan on March 23, 2020, during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine
The region is under the scope of the
enhanced community quarantine in Luzon imposed by the national government on March 16, 2020.
[15]
Quarantine facilities
In April 2020, the national government began converting the
ASEAN Convention Center at the
Clark Freeport Zone ,
Pampanga and the
National Government Administrative Center in
Capas ,
Tarlac to COVID-19 quarantine facilities.
[16] The
Iglesia ni Cristo also allowed the national government to lend the
Philippine Arena at the
Ciudad de Victoria in
Bulacan to be re-purposed for the same reason. The INC also offered the Garden Suites, also within the CDV as temporary residence for health workers.
[17]
Testing
Initially, suspected COVID-19 cases in Central Luzon are tested at the
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and
Lung Center of the Philippines in
Metro Manila . The
Jose B. Lingad Regional Memorial Hospital in
Pampanga was the first facility being prepared as a possible COVID-19 testing center for the region.
[18] As of March 19, 2021, there are 17 accredited testing laboratories in the region: two in Bataan, five in Bulacan, five in Pampanga, three in Tarlac and two in Zambales.
[19]
References
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^
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"Aurora, Quirino virus-free no more" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
^
"Central Luzon Covid-19 cases breach 1,000 mark" . Sun Star Pampanga . July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
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"Returning OFWs undergo quarantine at We Heal as One Center-World Trade Center | Bases Conversion and Development Authority" . Archived from
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^ Datu, Carlo Lorenzo (April 11, 2020).
" 'We Heal As One' Centers in Clark ready to accept COVID-19 patients" . Philippine Information Agency . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
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"LICENSED COVID-19 TESTING LABORATORY IN THE PHILIPPINES : 2021 - LICENSED COVID TESTING LAB" . DOH Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau . March 19, 2021. Archived from
the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021 .
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