COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas

COVID-19 pandemic in Western Visayas
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationWestern Visayas
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseBacolod
Arrival dateMarch 20, 2020
(4 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Confirmed cases50,894
Recovered45,550
Deaths
1,067
Government website
ro6.doh.gov.ph

The COVID-19 pandemic in Western 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 Western Visayas on March 20, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Bacolod. All provinces have at least one confirmed COVID-19 case.