Tag: Covid19 in the Philippines

Roque in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is in isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. Roque said the isolation was needed as part of protocol even if he already tested negative for COVID-19 in his RT-PCR test on Sunday. The test was done in time for the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting today. The meeting is expected to be presided over by President Rodrigo […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 538,995; recoveries climb to 499,772

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 538,995 after the Department of Health reported 1690 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27992 or 5.2 percent were active. Of these, 88.5 percent were mild, 5.4 percent asymptomatic, 2.8 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.63 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 499,772 including the additional 23 who recently recovered. Fifty-two additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 11231. The government has […]

DOH: 22 of 25 patients with UK variant recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Twenty-two out of the 25 patients who tested positive for the United Kingdom COVID-19 virus variant in the Philippines have recovered, the Department of Health said on Monday, Feb. 8. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, of the remaining three of the 25, one–an 84-year-old male–died while two were still active cases. Earlier, the Department of Health said the UK variant–B.1.1.7–entered the country after a Quezon City resident tested positive for […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 537,310; 11,388 more recover

(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 537310 on Sunday, Feb. 7, after the Department of Health reported 1790 additional cases. Of the total, 26333 were active, the DOH said. Of these, 87.9 percent were mild, 5.6 percent asymptomatic, 2.9 percent severe, 3 percent critical and 0.67 percent moderate. Recoveries climbed to 499798 with the addition of 11388 recoveries. The death toll due to COVID-19 in the Philippines also rose to 11179, including the […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 533,587; recoveries climb to 488,274

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 533,587 after the Department of Health reported 1894 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 34255 or 6.4 percent were active. Of these, 89 percent were mild, 6 percent were asymptomatic, 2.3 percent critical, 2.2 percent severe, and 0.51 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 488274 including the 397 additional ones. The COVID-19 death toll in the country is now at 11058, including the 61 […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL now at 531,699; 249 more recover

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 531,699 on Thursday, Feb. 4, after the Department of Health reported 1590 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 32775 or 6.2 percent were active. Of these, 88.9 percent were mild, 5.9 percent asymptomatic, 2.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 0.53 percent were moderate. Recoveries climbed to 487927 including the 249 additional ones. The COVID-19 death toll also rose with the addition of […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 528,853; recoveries climb to 487,611

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 528,853 on Tuesday, Feb. 2, after the Department of Health reported 1583 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 30368 or 5.7 percent were active. Of these, 89 percent were mild, 5.3 percent asymptomatic, 2.7 percent critical, 2.5 percent were severe, and 0.54 percent were moderate. Thirty-nine additional recoveries pushed the total number of recoveries to 487,611. Sixty-seven deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 525,618; 11,653 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 525,618 on Sunday, Jan. 31, after the Department of Health reported 2103 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 27318 or 5.2 percent were active. Of these, 87.7 percent were mild, 5.5 percent asymptomatic, 3.3 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe and 0.6 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 487551 including the 11653 additional ones. Eighty additional deaths pushed the death toll due to COVID-19 to 10749. […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 518,407 with addition of 2,245 cases

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 518,407 on Wednesday, Jan. 27, after the Department of Health reported 2,245 additional cases. The DOH said of the total COVID-19 cases, 32,384 or 6.2 percent were active. Of these, 84.5 percent were mild, 9.2 percent asymptomatic, 3.4 percent critical, 2.4 percent severe, and 0.48 percent were moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Baguio City and Cebu City with 121 each, […]

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 514,996; recoveries at 475,422

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 514,000 mark on Monday, Jan. 25, after the Department of Health reported 1,581 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 514,996 cases, 29,282 or 5.7 percent were active. Of these, 84.3 percent were mild, 8.6 percent asymptomatic, 4.1 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.51 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 89, Cebu City with […]

Inbound passengers from countries with travel restrictions now required to undergo 2nd COVID-19 testing on fifth day of quarantine

(Eagle News) — Individuals coming from countries with travel restrictions will have to undergo a second RT-PCR test on their fifth day of quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the new requirement for people coming from or transiting through the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel, the Netherlands, China and Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, Sweden, South Korea, South Africa, Canada, Spain, the United States, Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, […]

COVID-19 cases in the PHL reach 504,084; recoveries at 466,249

(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 504,084 after the Department of Health reported 1357 additional cases on Tuesday, January 19. The DOH said of the total cases, 27857 were active. Of these, 86.1 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 4.7 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.42 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 130, Rizal with 71, Quezon City […]