7 more, including 13-year-old girl, recover from COVID-19

The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines rose to 42 on Sunday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported seven more recoveries.

All the latest recoveries were Filipinos, including a 13-year-old girl who was one of the youngest COVID-19 patients in the country.

They were discharged after testing negative for COVID-19 once.

Patient 204 is a 32-year-old female from Makati City who was a contact of Patients 34 and 35, a husband and wife. She developed symptoms on March 8 and was discharged on March 26.

Patient 358 is a 35-year-old male Quezon City resident with no history of travel or exposure. He started to manifest COVID-19 symptoms on March 6 and was discharged on March 28.

Patient 135 is a 13-year-old girl from Quezon City who is the daughter of Patient 134 and sister of Patient 51. She began developing symptoms on March 4 and was discharged on March 16.

Patient 122 is a 41-year-old male from Tarlac with no travel history. His onset of symptoms was on March 9 and he was discharged on March 23.

Patient 114 is a 35-year-old male Caloocan City resident with a history of travel to Japan. He manifested COVID-19 symptoms on March 9 and was discharged on March 21.

Patient 109 is a 44-year-old male from Pasig City with no travel history. He began experiencing symptoms on March 1 and was discharged on March 21.

Patient 88 is a 33-year-old male San Juan resident with no history of travel or exposure to known COVID-19 cases. He began manifesting symptoms on March 9 and was discharged on March 23.

Meanwhile, the number of fatalities from COVID-19 climbed to 71 on Sunday after the DOH recorded three new deaths.

The total number of infections soared to 1,418 after the department marked the biggest single-day increase in cases so far.  — RSJ, GMA News