Home > Entertainment Tracker: Status of Filipino showbiz personalities with COVID-19 ABS-CBN News Posted at Apr 09 2020 07:55 PM | Updated as of Apr 14 2020 11:45 PM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MANILA — With the surge of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines, showbiz personalities have not been spared. A number announced testing positive for the disease, while others had belated confirmations after their deaths. Recoveries among them, too, have fortunately been counted, including an instance of a subsequent test resulting negative. Here's a list of showbiz personalities who confirmed positive for COVID-19, with updates on their status as new details come in: CHRISTOPHER DE LEON, 63 Announced being positive on March 17 Recovered and discharged from hospital, according to a March 24 announcement Announced testing negative on April 13 (Photo: FILE/ABS-CBN) MENGGIE COBARRUBIAS, 66 Died on March 26 Confirmed positive on March 31 (Photo: FILE/ABS-CBN) IZA CALZADO, 37 Announced being positive on March 28, after being hospitalized for pneumonia Tested negative in a confirmatory test, according to a March 30 announcement (Photo: Instagram/@missizacalzado) SYLVIA SANCHEZ, 48 Announced testing positive, along with her husband Art Atayde, on March 31 Was cleared of pneumonia, along with Atayde, on April 8 Announced testing negative on April 14 (Photo: Instagram/@sylviasanchez_a) NIÑA JOSE, 31 Announced testing positive, along with her mayor-husband Cezar Quiambao, on April 1 Reported recovery in same announcement (Photo: Facebook/Bagong Bayambang) LEILA BENITEZ, 89 Died in the US on April 9 (Manila time) Had been positive, according to her son (Photo: FILE/ABS-CBN) Share Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn site only, slideshow, COVID-19, coronavirus, Christopher de Leon, Iza Calzado, Menggie Cobarrubias, Leila Benitez, Sylvia Sanchez Read More: COVID-19 coronavirus Christopher de Leon Iza Calzado Menggie Cobarrubias Leila Benitez Sylvia Sanchez