(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country surpassed the 173,000 mark on Wednesday, Aug. 19, after the Department of Health reported 4650 additional cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 173,774 total COVID-19 cases, 57498 were active cases. Of these, 91.4 percent were mild, 6.5 percent asymptomatic, 0.9 percent severe, and 1.2 percent critical. The 4650 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 97 out of […]