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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,266,066 on Tuesday, Sept. 14, after the Department of Health reported 18,056 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 177670 were active. Of these, 85.8 percent were mild, 9.5 percent were asymptomatic, 0.6 percent were critical, 1.4 percent were severe, and 2.66 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,052,867 with the addition of 20542 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 35529, with the […]
Percentage of COVID deaths go down to 1.57 percent (Eagle News) – Another 20,745 new COVID-19 cases were added to the Philippines’ tally on Monday, Sept. 13, bringing the total active cases to 180,293, the Department of Health’s latest data showed. The good news is that this is lower than Sunday’s count of active cases of 181,951. The percentage of active cases even went down to 8 percent from the previous 8.2 percent. New […]
Several gorillas at Zoo Atlanta in the southern US state of Georgia have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, the zoo said. The western lowland gorillas were tested after keepers saw them coughing and other symptoms, it said. Initial tests indicated they were positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 and the zoo said in a statement Friday it was awaiting the results of confirmatory tests from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, […]
21,411 new COVID cases, 168 deaths added (Eagle News) – The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country breached 2 million on Sunday, Sept. 12, with the addition of 25,049 new recoveries, the highest in over four months. This brought the total recoveries to 2,010,271 or 90.3 percent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases. New COVID cases added were 21,411 pushing the total active cases to 181,951 or 8.2 percent of the total […]
Presses COA audit, submission of annual report of PRC on how it utilized gov’t funds (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned the Philippine Red Cross to submit to a government audit and give an account of how it had utilized government funds given to them, or he would cut all government transactions with it altogether. In his “Talk to the People” aired on Sept. 11, Duterte also directed the Commission on Audit (COA) […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fully vaccinated people were 11 times less likely to die of Covid and 10 times less likely to be hospitalized compared to the unvaccinated since highly contagious Delta became the most common variant, US health authorities said Friday. The data came from one of three new papers published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all of which underscored Covid vaccines’ ongoing effectiveness against severe outcomes. For reasons […]
President Rodrigo Duterte holds his Talk to the People on Sept 10, 2021, aired the following day, Sept 11, where several Cabinet members discussed developments in their various departments including updates on Typhoon Kiko, COVID-19 response, education, among others. During his public address, he again answered accusations of some senators regarding the government’s COVID-19 response. He also hit Senators Franklin Drilon and Richard Gordon — Drilon for his alleged links to Janet Lim Napoles and […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 17,964 new cases on Friday, Sept. 10, bringing the total active cases to 175,470. Because of the additional cases, the active cases now comprise eight percent of total confirmed COVID-19 cases which reached 2,179,770. The eight percent active cases is the highest percentage of active cases in over four months or since April 24 when the percentage of active cases stood at nine percent. The new […]
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Drew Weissman’s decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn’t resting on his laurels. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist, who on Thursday shared the $3 million 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences with his longtime collaborator Katalin Kariko, is now spearheading efforts to design a new vaccine against all coronaviruses. The Silicon Valley-backed award honors major […]
Positivity rate of 29.4 percent also highest since pandemic began (Eagle News) – A new record-high of 22,820 new COVID-19 cases were added to the Philippines’ tally of confirmed infections, bringing the total active cases to 166,672. The reported new cases today, Thursday, Sept. 9, topped the previous record of 22,415 last Sept. 6. The 29.4 percent positivity rate is also the highest so far since the pandemic began last year. Total confirmed cases […]
Adds 5,132 new cases to Wednesday’s initial count of only 12,751 (Eagle News) – The Department of Health revised its case count for Wednesday, Sept. 8, adding 5,132 more cases to yesterday’s record of new cases reported at 12,751. In a statement, the DOH said that these were due to “technical issues encountered with COVIDKaya yesterday.” It said that there were also 41 additional recoveries yesterday. “Hence, the total cases for September 8 would […]
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his regular “Talk to the People” recorded on Sept. 7, and aired on Sept. 8, assures the public that there is no corruption in the government’s procurement of the PPEs, medicines and other needs for the COVID-19 pandemic. He also hit the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for the way it conducted hearings on the Department of Health’s utilization of budget regarding the needs to address the COVID-19. President Duterte also […]
