COVID-19 pandemic in Soccsksargen | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Soccsksargen |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Cotabato City (City part of Bangsamoro; as per DOH Region 12 records) |
Arrival date | March 11, 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 83,050 |
Recovered | 81,189 |
Deaths | 1,327 |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Soccsksargen 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 Soccsksargen on March 17, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Cotabato City. The patient was officially recorded as the first case of the region. Cases has been confirmed in all component local government units of the region.