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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,936,875 on Saturday, Jan. 8, after the Department of Health reported 26,458 additional cases. This is an increase from the 21,819 additional cases reported on Friday, Jan. 7. According to the DOH, all labs were operational on January 6, 2022 while six labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System. Of the total cases, 102,017 were active. Of the active cases, the […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 100 Philippine Coast Guard personnel have so far tested positive for COVID-19. According to the PCG, the 94 personnel who tested positive as of Jan. 7 have been transported to the PCG Quarantine Facility at the Coast Guard Base in Taguig for medical assistance. The PCG said the majority of the personnel were members of Task Force Kalinga distributing relief goods to help typhoon-stricken regions including MiMaRoPa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel rose to 43113 on Saturday, Jan. 8, after the Philippine National Police reported 376 new COVID-19 cases. This was a jump from the single-digit additional cases typically reported by the national police force before the holidays. On Friday, the PNP reported 298 additional COVID-19 cases among its ranks. According to the PNP, of the total cases detected so far, 1225 were active. PNP COVID-19 recoveries rose to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,910,664 on Friday, Jan.7, after the Department of Health reported 21,819 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 77369 were active cases. Of these, 2438 were asymptomatic, 70321 were mild, 2837 were moderate, 1461 were severe, and 312 were critical. Recoveries rose to 2781424 with the addition of 973 recoveries. Over 100, or 129, more deaths were reported, pushing the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Senators Ping Lacson and Sherwin Gatchalian have tested positive for COVID-19. The two lawmakers made the announcement in separate Tweets on Friday, Jan. 7. According to Lacson, the results were based on an RT-PCR test he took on Jan. 4, and which were released on Thursday night. He said he took the test after his son, whom he was exposed to, tested positive for the virus. “Immediately informed all my Jan 3 […]
Of 29, 19 with indicated addresses in Metro Manila (Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Thursday, Jan. 6, reported 29 more Omicron variant cases in the country, bringing the total cases of the highly transmissible variant to 43. According to the DOH, 18 additional cases of the Delta variant were also recorded, bringing the total to 8,497. The DOH said the latest genome sequencing run involved 48 samples on January 2. The DOH said of […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,888,917 on Thursday, Jan. 6, after the Department of Health reported 17220 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 4 while 11 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 56561 were active. Of these, 1837 were asymptomatic, 49988 were mild, 2954 were moderate, 1470 were severe, and 312 […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board central office in Quezon City will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 6, to Friday, Jan. 7. The LTFRB said the temporary closure was to pave the way for a mass testing of its personnel amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. It said the central office will also be disinfected on those days. According to the LTFRB, its 24/7 hotline, 1342, won’t be available […]
(Eagle News) — Ninety-nine Metro Rail Transit-3 personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The MRT-3 said this was based on antigen testing conducted on Monday, Jan. 3, on MRT-3 employees to ensure the safety and protection of employees and passengers from the virus. The 99 who tested positive were part of the 696 MRT-3 personnel who were tested as the first batch. The MRT-3 said antigen testing and confirmatory RT-PCR testing will continue for the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,871,745 after the Department of Health reported 10775 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 3 while nine did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 39974 were active. Of the active cases, 1294 were asymptomatic, 33866 were mild, 2963 were moderate, 1512 were severe, and 319 were critical. Recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — House Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the lawmaker, this was according to test results he took “as part of regular precautions” they have undertaken in their house “to protect ourselves, our family, and our loved ones from COVID-19.” He said he received the test results on Wednesday morning. According to Abante, he is so far experiencing body pains and is being monitored by […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III are in self-quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 cases. According to Lorenzana, he was exposed to four of his household members who tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Duque said he got exposure from a staff member, who tested positive for the virus on Friday. “So bukas po magpapa-test ako and hopefully, negative. I’ll be under quarantine until the (January) 8th or 10 days in all,” […]
