BARMM tallies 9 COVID-19 cases

Nine cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Minister of Local Government Naguib Sinarimbo announced yesterday.

During a televised Laging Handa briefing Saturday, Sinarimbo said this was following one new case as of the latest count. The region is currently monitoring 272 individuals suspected of having the virus after it had recorded three deaths and four recoveries.