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COVID-19 pandemic in Central Luzon
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Central Luzon
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Arrival date	March 9, 2020 (4 years, 10 months and 6 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. 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.

Background

The first case was initially reported to be a resident of Santa Maria, Bulacan but was eventually clarified to be from San Jose del Monte, still in the same province. The patient has no travel history abroad. The first case per province by date of confirmation as is as follows:

• Pampanga – March 13, 2020
• Bataan – March 14, 2020
• Nueva Ecija – March 22, 2020
• Tarlac and Zambales – March 26, 2020; 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.
• Olongapo – March 28, 2020
• Aurora – August 12, 2020

On July 6, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region has breached the 1,000 mark with 1,021 cases and 75 deaths.

Tally of cases

Cumulative COVID-19 cases in Central Luzon
based on numbers released on the DOH COVID-19 Tracker
Updated November 15, 2022; 4:00 p.m. (PhST)

LGU	Cases	Deaths	Recov.	Active
Aurora	4,452	230	4,209	13
Bataan	44,720	1,145	43,360	215
Bulacan	148,144	2,188	145,303	653
Nueva Ecija	45,700	1,382	44,026	292
Pampanga	75,433	1,626	73,472	335
Tarlac	33,181	910	31,937	334
Zambales	14,208	548	13,598	62
Angeles City (HUC)	20,986	347	20,606	33
Olongapo City (HUC)	9,545	260	9,250	35
unknown	167	4	163	0
Total	396,536	8,640	385,924	1,972

Response

Repatriation from abroad

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.

Lockdowns

The region is under the scope of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon imposed by the national government on March 16, 2020.

Quarantine facilities

In April 2020, the national government began converting the ASEAN Convention Center at the Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga and the National Government Administrative Center in Capas, Tarlac to COVID-19 quarantine facilities. The Iglesia ni Cristo also allowed the national government to lend the Philippine Arena at the Ciudad de Victoria in Bulacan to be re-purposed for the same reason. The INC also offered the Garden Suites, also within the CDV as temporary residence for health workers.

Testing

Initially, suspected COVID-19 cases in Central Luzon are tested at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and Lung Center of the Philippines in Metro Manila. The Jose B. Lingad Regional Memorial Hospital in Pampanga was the first facility being prepared as a possible COVID-19 testing center for the region. As of March 19, 2021, there are 17 accredited testing laboratories in the region: two in Bataan, five in Bulacan, five in Pampanga, three in Tarlac and two in Zambales.

References

1. ^ Silverio, Frederick (March 12, 2020). "DoH confirms 3 Covid-19 cases in Central Luzon". The Manila Times. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
2. ^ "COVID-19 Tracker". doh.gov.ph. Department of Health. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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8. Galang, Marilyn (March 22, 2020). "Nueva Ecija LGUs impose lockdown". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
9. "Zambales confirms first case of COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
10. Calayag, Maria Adelaida (March 26, 2020). "Tarlac records first two COVID-19 cases". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
11. Yumol, David Tristan (March 28, 2020). "Olongapo, Navotas report first COVID-19 case". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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15. Luna, Franco (March 16, 2020). "Duterte places entire Luzon under 'enhanced' community quarantine". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
16. Datu, Carlo Lorenzo (April 11, 2020). "'We Heal As One' Centers in Clark ready to accept COVID-19 patients". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
17. Quismorio, Ellson (April 5, 2020). "INC hailed for offering Philippine Arena as quarantine site". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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Notes

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