March 9, 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases
396,536
Active cases
1,972
Recovered
385,924
Deaths
8,640
Government website
centralluzon.doh.gov.ph
The COVID-19 pandemic in Central Luzon 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 Central Luzon on March 9, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in San Jose del Monte.[1] All provinces in the region have recorded COVID-19 cases. As of August 14, 2022. Central Luzon has 376,747 cases with 6,995 deaths.[2]
Background
The first case was initially reported to be a resident of Santa Maria, Bulacan[3] but was eventually clarified to be from San Jose del Monte, still in the same province.[4][1] The patient has no travel history abroad.[1] The first case per province by date of confirmation as is as follows:
Tarlac and Zambales – March 26, 2020;[9][10] the first case in Tarlac is a 75-year-old woman from Barangay Patalan in Paniqui while the second patient is a 39-year-old man from Barangay Pinasling in Gerona. In Zambales the first case is a 73-year-old US citizen living in Barangay San Gregorio in San Antonio who had traveled from Cavite to Manila before returning to the province on March 15.
Central Luzon was also a major quarantine site for repatriates from abroad, particularly New Clark City Sports Hub in Capas, Tarlac. The first two COVID-19 cases among repatriates in New Clark City were confirmed on March 11.[1][14]
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