COVID-19 pandemic in Caraga | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Caraga |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Butuan |
Arrival date | April 6, 2020 (4 years, 4 months and 3 days) |
Confirmed cases | 41,354 |
Recovered | 33,283 |
Deaths | 1,337 |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Caraga 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 Caraga on April 6, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Butuan. The region was the last of the Philippines' 17 regions to confirm their first case. All provinces now have at least one confirmed COVID-19 case.