Tag: DOH

PHL registers 867 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 867 more COVID-19 cases on Monday, June 27. According to Department of Health data, the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3701743. Metro Manila registered the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 3954. This was followed by Calabarzon with 1412, Western Visayas with 690, Central Luzon with 536, and Central Visayas with 367. Of the cities and provinces, Quezon City logged […]

PHL logs 716 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 700 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday, June 23. According to the Department of Health, the 716 new cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 3698509. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 3002. It was followed by Calabarzon with 989, Western Visayas with 510, Central Luzon with 432, and Central Visayas with 248. Of the cities […]

PHL registers 32 new Omicron BA.5 subvariant cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 32 more cases of the transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, June 22. According to the DOH, Heath Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, with the additional cases, the total BA.5 Omicron subvariant cases in the country was now at 43. The DOH said of the new Omicron Ba.5 subvariant cases, 21 came from Western Visayas, four from Calabarzon, four from Metro Manila, and three from […]

DOH notes 82 percent increase in Covid cases from June 13 to 19, compared to previous week

Covid cases on the rise but hospital bed occupancy remains low, says OCTA (Eagle News) – The Department of Health noted an 82 percent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country in the period of June 13 to 19, compared to the previous week of June 6 to 12. In data that the DOH had recently released, the new cases from June 13 to 19 reached 3,051, with the daily average number […]

More cases of highly transmissible Omicron subvariants found; six of 16 new cases are in NCR

6 new BA.5 cases and 10 new BA.2.12.1 cases added to growing number of Omicron cases in PHL   (Eagle News) – At least 16 more cases of the more transmissible Omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.12.1 have been recently found in the country. There were six additional cases of the BA.5 Omicron subvariant and two of these came from Metro Manila. At least 10 more additional cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 which were also […]

PHL logged 1,682 new COVID-19 cases from June 6 to 12: DOH

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 1682 more COVID-19 cases from June 6 to 12, for a daily average of 240 cases. According to the Department of Health, the average is 30.4 percent higher compared to the average logged from May 30 to June 5. The DOH said of the new cases, eight were in severe or critical condition. Meanwhile, five have died, two of whom passed away between May 30 and June 12. As […]

10 more cases of more transmissible Omicron subvariant found; 114 new Omicron cases detected- DOH

  (Eagle News) – Ten more cases of the two more transmissible Omicron variant sub-lineages have been detected recently, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, June 7. There were seven more BA2.12.1 cases and three BA.5 cases in the latest sequencing run of 190 samples, where 114 are Omicron cases. “Among the 114 new Omicron cases, additional emerging Omicron sublineages were detected:  BA.2.12.1 – 7 cases; BA.5 – 3 cases,” the DOH said. […]

PHL logs 213 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 200 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, June 4. According to the Department of Health’s COVID-19 tracker, the additional 213 cases, pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3691327. The DOH data showed in the last 14 days since the onset of illness, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new cases, at 1075; followed by Calabarzon with 429; Central Luzon with 239; Western Visayas with 143; and SOCCSKSARGEN with 107. Manila […]

PHL dengue cases up since March: 94 percent spike noted from March 20-April 30 vs same period last year

(Eagle News) – Dengue cases since the last week of March this year in the Philippines have seen a 94 percent spike compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH noted the “recent increases in dengue cases observed starting the end of March 2022.” From March 20 to April 30, or Morbidity Weeks 12 to 17, the reported dengue cases reached 11,435. This number was “94% higher than […]

DOH: 1,317 new COVID-19 cases reported from May 23 to 29

(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from May 23 to 29. According to the Department of Health, the 1317 new cases reported were 8.8% higher than the cases reported the previous week. The DOH said the average daily cases for the May 23 to 29 period was 188. From May 16 to 22, the department registered 1,214 cases, for an average of 173 per day. With the additional cases, COVID-9 […]

PHL to start second booster dose for immunocompromised next week

Second booster dose for health workers (A1) and the elderly (A2) to follow only after WHO, CDC approval   (Eagle News) –- The Philippine government will start next week the rollout of the second booster dose of the vaccines against Covid-19, but only for the immunocompromised. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they will initially limit the administration of the second booster dose for the “immunocompromised” individuals, or those who have primary immune deficiencies […]

DOH reports 365 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,683,732 after the Department of Health reported 365 additional cases on Wednesday, April 20. According to the DOH, the regions with the highest new cases reported in the last 14 days were Metro Manila, with 1105, Calabarzon with 438, Central Luzon with 327, Western Visayas with 202, and Davao Region with 151. The provinces and cities with the highest new COVID-19 cases reported in the […]