COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Bicol Region |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Legazpi, Albay |
Arrival date | March 27, 2020 (4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 14,671 |
Recovered | 12,917 |
Deaths | 279 |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bicol Region 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 the Bicol Region on March 27, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Albay.