Tag: COVID-19 in Philippines

Philippines logs 2,459 new COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged 2459 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 15. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the total cases to 3978354. Of these, 26399 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 11063, followed by Calabarzon with 5397, Central Luzon with 2864, Davao Region with 1446, and Western Visayas with 1089. Of the cities and provinces, […]

PHL logs 929 new Omicron subvariant cases

(Eagle News)–The Philippines has detected over 900 more Omicron subvariant cases, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to the DOH, apart from the 889 additional cases of the BA.5 subvariant, detected were 16 new cases of the BA.4 subvariant, four cases of the BA.2.12.1 variant, two cases of the BA.2.75 subvariant, and at least 18 cases of “other sublineages.” Of the 889 new BA.5 subvariant cases, the DOH said 211 came […]

18 more UK variant cases detected in PHL; total now at 62

(Eagle News)–Eighteen more UK variant cases have been found in the country. The Department of Health, the Philippine Genome Center and the University of the Philippines National Institute of Health said in a joint statement that the additional cases were found in the seventh batch of 757 samples sequenced by the PGC on Feb. 18. The additional cases brings the total UK variant cases in the Philippines to 62. The statement said an additional sample […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 535,521

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 535,521 on Saturday, Feb. 6, after the Department of Health reported 1941 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 35946 were active. Of these, 88.4 percent were mild, 6.8 percent asymptomatic, 2.1 percent severe, 2.2 percent critical and 0.48 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 488465, including the 234 additional ones. The death toll climbed to 11,110 with the additional 52 deaths. The Philippines is gearing up […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 498,691

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 498,691 on Saturday, January 16, after the Department of Health reported 2058 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 28674 were active. Of these, 84.7 percent were mild, 7.7 percent asymptomatic, 4.6 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.41 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Cavite and Rizal with 96 each, Leyte with 92, Quezon City with 85 and Mt. […]

PHL COVID-19 tally reaches 360,775; 369 more recoveries reported

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 360,000 mark on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after the Department of Health reported 1640 new cases. The DOH said of the 360,775 total cases, 43443 were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 11.6 percent asymptomatic, 2 percent severe, and 3.4 percent critical. Of the 1,640 reported cases today, 1,487 or 91 percent occurred within the recent 14 days (October 7 – October 20, 2020). The […]

IATF says gyms, review centers, Internet shops can operate at 30% capacity in GCQ areas starting Aug. 1: DTI

Drive-in cinemas, specific grooming services allowed in those areas starting Aug. 1, too (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the opening of gyms, review centers and Internet cafes in general community quarantine areas but subject to certain conditions starting Aug. 1, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. In a radio interview, Lopez said drive-in cinemas and grooming services such as foot spa, facials, waxing and spot […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 78412; 1115 of 2019 newly-announced cases from NCR

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country  breached the 78,000 mark on Saturday, July 25, after the Department of Health reported 2019 cases. The DOH said of the 78412 total cases, 50763 were active cases. Of the active cases, the department said 89.89 percent were mild cases, 9.18 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.43 percent critical. The 2,019 newly -announced cases were from tests done by 78 out of 90 […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL rise to 76,444; most newly-announced cases still from NCR

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country rose to 76,444 on Friday, July 24, after the Department of Health reported 2103 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 76,444 cases, 50,063 were active. Of the active cases, 91.05 percent were mild, 8.93 percent asymptomatic, 0.49 percent severe, and 0.43 percent critical. The 2103 newly-announced cases were results from tests done by 78 out of 90 labs. […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 72000 mark with 1594 cases reported

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country  breached the 72000 mark on Wednesday, July 22, after the Department of Health reported 1594 cases. The DOH said of the 72,269 total COVID-19 cases, 46,803 are active cases, of which 90.1 percent are mild, 9 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The 1594 cases reported on Wednesday were from total tests done by 78 out of 89 labs. Of this […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 68,898; 1,237 of 1,521 cases reported today come from NCR

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country  breached the 68,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 1521 cases on Monday, July 20. The DOH said the 1521 cases that brought the total COVID-19 cases to 68898 were based on results from tests done by 62 laboratories out of 84. According to the department, of the 1521 newly-announced cases, 1237 came from Metro Manila; 51 each from Cavite and Laguna; 34 […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 51754; no deaths reported today

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 51,000 mark–now at 51754–after the Department of Health reported 1395 cases on Thursday. The DOH said no new deaths were reported, with the total retained at 1314. Of the 51754 COVID-19 cases, the DOH said 37627 are active cases. Of the total cases,  1184 were fresh cases, or cases where test results were reported to the patient within the last three […]