Philippines logs 5,204 new COVID-19 infections

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health reported Friday that 5,204 more people contracted COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases of the respiratory disease in the country to 1,478,061.

• Active cases: 49,128 or 3.3% of the total
• Recoveries: 5,811, pushing total to 1,402,918
• Fatalities: 100, bringing death toll to 26,015

More now willing to be jabbed; 13M doses administered so far

• According to a new survey by polling firm Pulse Asia, 43% of adult Filipinos are now willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This was a significant increase from the figure recorded in February: only 16% were included to get jabbed.
   
• Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, chair of the national vaccination operations center, said the government has administered more than 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. Broken down, over 9.6 million doses were administered as first shots, while around 3.5 million were second jabs.
   
• Some 3.2 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single dose vaccine will arrive in the country on July 19. The donated vaccine doses will be used on senior citizens and persons with comorbidities.

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