COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Bicol Region |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Legazpi, Albay |
| Arrival date | March 27, 2020 (5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 14,671 |
| Recovered | 12,917 |
Deaths | 279 |
| Government website | |
| ro5 | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region 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 the Bicol Region on March 27, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Albay.