COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas
| COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Eastern Visayas |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Catarman |
| Arrival date | March 23, 2020 (5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 67,099 |
| Recovered | 65,998 |
Deaths | 867 |
| Government website | |
| ro8 | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Visayas 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 Eastern Visayas on March 23, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Northern Samar.