Sorsogon reports first confirmed COVID-19 case

The Provincial Information Office of Sorsogon on Thursday confirmed the province's first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient.

According to Governor Chiz Escudero, the first case is a 37-year-old seafarer from Miami, Florida who is asymptomatic.

The patient was quarantined at the Matnog Quarantine Facility upon arrival and was later transferred to the COVID-19 ward of the Sorsogon Provincial Hospital.

He is in stable condition.

Escudero said the first case "triggered" the protocols in the province which include contact tracing, mass quarantine of those who came in contact with the patient, disinfection, vitamin distribution, and information dissemination to all exposed.

The Philippines on Thursday reported a total of 11,867 confirmed cases of the virus with 2,337 recoveries and 790 fatalities. — Joahna Lei Casilao/BM, GMA News