No new coronavirus case in 41 provinces in last 2 weeks

Published by rudy Date posted on May 5, 2020

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 May 2020

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-one provinces in the country have reported no new case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last two weeks, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.

Twenty-three of these provinces have never recorded a case of the disease since the first was reported in late January, the DOH added.

These provinces are:

Abra

Agusan del Sur *

Aklan

Apayao *

Aurora *

Basilan

Batanes *

Biliran *

Bohol

Bukidnon

Camarines Norte *

Camiguin

Capiz

Catanduanes

Compostela Valley

Cotabato

Davao Occidental *

Davao Oriental *

Dinagat Islands *

Eastern Samar *

Ilocos Sur

Kalinga *

Maguindanao

Masbate *

Mountain Province *

Negros Oriental

Northern Samar

Pangasinan

Quirino *

Sarangani *

Siquijor *

Sorsogon *

South Cotabato

Southern Leyte *

Sultan Kudarat

Surigao del Norte *

Surigao del Sur *

Tawi-Tawi *

Zambales

Zamboanga del Norte *

Zamboanga Sibugay *

At present, there are 9,684 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, including 637 fatalities and 1,408 recoveries.

The bulk of the cases are in Metro Manila, with 6,234 individuals infected with the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, 4,892 of these cases are considered active.

A local epidemiology expert earlier said the COVID-19 curve is flattening, citing the recent decline in the number of new cases and deaths due to the novel coronavirus.

The country’s case doubling time has lengthened to “around four days” while the mortality rate shows a “more dramatic” slowdown as it approaches the seven-day rate, according to Dr. John Wong, president and founder of think tank EpiMetrics, Inc.

He also pointed out that flattening of the curve is “more evident” in Metro Manila where the vast majority of the COVID-19 cases nationwide are concentrated.

EDV

June 2025

Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”


Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

Monthly Observances:

  1 Jun – World Day of Parents

  5 Jun – World Environment Day 

  7 Jun – World Food Safety Day 

  8 Jun – World Oceans Day

12 Jun – World Day Against
Child Labour

15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 

16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances 

17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

20 Jun – World Refugee Day 

25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer 

27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

Categories