COVID-19 pandemic in Zamboanga Peninsula | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Zamboanga Peninsula |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Zamboanga City |
Arrival date | March 24, 2020 (4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 69,825 |
Recovered | 67,925 |
Deaths | 1,483 |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Zamboanga Peninsula 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 Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines on March 24, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Zamboanga City. All provinces including the cities of Zamboanga and Isabela have recorded at least a single case.