COVID-19 tally breaches 383,000; DOH adds 17,727 recoveries
MANILA, Philippines — The total coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections recorded in the country hit 383,113 Sunday, the Department of Health said, after recording 2,396 more cases in the country.
Health authorities' latest case bulletin also saw another “mass recovery” of 17,727 patients to go with an additional 17 deaths, bringing their totals to 348,760 and 7,238, respectively.
Accounting for the deaths and recoveries, there are still 27,115 active cases of COVID-19 in the country as of Sunday afternoon.
Sunday’s additions bring the recovery rate in the Philippines to 91%, up from 89% on Sunday, October 25.
Globally, 46.4 million cases have been recorded since the pathogen first emerged in December, leading to over 1.2 million deaths.
The day before, the Department of Health logged another 1,803 infections. Over the past week, the national caseload rose by 13,085. The week before, it increased by 13,410.
Contrary to Palace claims, data from business data platform Statista shows that among the 31 countries most impacted by pathogen, the Philippines sits at the 27th spot in a number of tests conducted.
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As of Sunday, the Philippines tests 42,885 per million of its population.
All this comes as the country also reckons with the onslaught of Typhoon Rolly, which reports say has already claimed at least four lives as of this post. Thousands have been forced to seek shelter in evacuation centers, where minimum health standards are harder to observe.
President Rodrigo Duterte—who was absent at Sunday afternoon's press briefing on the status of the typhoon—has routinely emphasized in his public addresses that securing a vaccine is the only solution to the Philippines' coronavirus situation moving forward.
Until then, the Philippines continues to log cases by the thousand.
It has been 229 days since the first imposition of enhanced community quarantine, and the national government continues to struggle with curbing the spread of the disease, leaning instead on what advocates and analysts alike call a militarized approach to a medical problem.
— Franco Luna with reports from Bella Perez-Rubio and Agence France-Presse
Other regions and provinces in the Philippines considered moderate and low-risk areas will be placed under general community quarantine starting May 1. Bookmark this page for updates. (Main image by The STAR/Edd Gumban)
The health department registers 1,474 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national caseload to 2,824,499.
- New deaths: 205
- New recoveries: 2,565
- Total active cases: 22,070
The Department of Health reports an additional 1,485 COVID-19 infections, bringing the national tally to to 2,823,210.
- New deaths: 277
- New recoveries: 1,393
- Total active cases: 23,200
The Department of Health registers 1,297 new COVID-19 cases, biringing the national caseload to 2,821,753.
- New deaths: 305
- New recoveries: 1,956
- Total active cases: 23,158
The Department of Health registers 2,646 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 2,809,311.
- Active cases: 29,138 or 1.0% of the total
- Deaths: 99, pushing the count to 44,665
- Recoveries: 4,029 bringing the number to 2,735,508
The Department of Health logs 1,409 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 2,806,694.
- Active cases: 30,544 or 1.1% of the total
- Deaths: 46, pushing the count to 44,567
- Recoveries: 2,941 bringing the number to 2,731,583
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