Iloilo Mayor quizzes DOH on COVID-19 data discrepancy

Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas on Wednesday has sought clarification on the data released by the Department of Health (DOH) on the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city.

In a Facebook post, Treñas said that it was “unfair to the city” for DOH to report that Iloilo had 41 new COVID-19 cases and that it was the 5th city with the highest case count on Wednesday when it only registered two cases.

“Today we have only registered 2 cases so far while yesterday we had 9 cases. The DOH website however reports that we have 41 cases today, and the city with the 5th highest cases in the country,” Treñas said.

“I need guidance, what is happening to the data reporting of DOH. I am making this official complaint for DOH to clarify this data and where the numbers came from,” he added.

GMA News Online has already sought the DOH for comment.

Meanwhile, the Philippines has reported a total of 388,137 confirmed cases with 349,091 recoveries and 7,367 fatalities. -- BAP, GMA News