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Metro Manila remains PH epicenter of coronavirus crisis - Galvez

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Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/03/13/metro-manila-skyview-20200314.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Metro Manila, home to nearly 13 million people, remains the hardest-hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, a government official said Thursday.</p><p>More than half of the country&#x27;s coronavirus infections are in the Philippine capital region, which has 1,511 reported cases, said Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the government’s national policy against the COVID-19.</p><p>South of Metro Manila, Calabarzon has the second highest number of coronavirus cases with 178, said Galvez, who is also the president&#x27;s peace adviser.</p><p>It is followed by Central Luzon with 65, Davao Region with 61, and Central Visayas with 36.</p><p>Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas, meanwhile, are the least affected by the crisis with each 1 reported coronavirus case.</p><p>In Metro Manila, Quezon City, the country&#x27;s most populous city, reported the most number of coronavirus infections at 439, with 27 deaths.</p><p>It is followed by Manila with 180 cases, including 10 deaths; Makati City with 144 cases, including 4 deaths; San Juan City with 119 cases, including 8 deaths; and Pasig City with 112 cases, including 6 deaths.</p><p>The least affected localities in Metro Manila are Pateros and Navotas, recording 6 and 1 cases, respectively.</p><p>As of Thursday, April 2, the Philippines has recorded 2,633 COVID-19 cases. </p><p>The total figure includes 107 deaths and 51 people who recovered from the virus, which originated last year in Wuhan City in Hubei province, China.</p><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/HwOa2Znc1Rb4mmSMlPto" data-title="COVID-19 cases in the PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>MANILA - Metro Manila, home to nearly 13 million people, remains the hardest-hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, a government official said Thursday.</p>

MANILA - Metro Manila, home to nearly 13 million people, remains the hardest-hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, a government official said Thursday.

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Metro Manila remains PH epicenter of coronavirus crisis - Galvez

Davinci Maru,

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Published April 02, 2020 09:31 PM PHT

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Updated April 02, 2020 10:30 PM PHT

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