Palace says 10 million PCR testing kits to be utilized (Eagle News) – The Philippine government has approved plans to expand targeted mass testing for COVID-19 to include even asymptomatic individuals, health care workers and other frontliners such as members of the mass media with no symptoms. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this in Laging Handa press briefing on Friday where he announced the latest developments from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious […]
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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 38,511 as about 1k cases added daily for 3 days straight
Asymptomatic cases rising, breach 1000 (Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases continued to rise by about a thousand each day for the third straight day as total cases rose to 38,511. Based on data from the Department of Health, 999 cases were added today, July 1, Wednesday, 595 of which were fresh cases while 404 were late cases. Most of the cases added were still from Metro Manila. On Tuesday, June 30, the added cases were […]
DOH: Residents of low-risk MGCQ areas still required to stay at home
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, July 1, said people in low-risk modified general community quarantine areas should still stay at home. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said for all levels of community quarantine, the “basic principle” still applies: “Kung non-essential po ang gagawin outside your home, huwag ka lumabas,” she said. She said all residents were also still required to wear face masks when going out and to observe physical distancing. […]
Total COVID-19 cases in the PHL reach 37,514 with the addition of over 1k cases
DOH: PHL averaging 825 new cases per day as of June 28 based on date of reporting (Eagle News) – The total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 37,514 with the addition of 1080 cases as total recoveries breached 10,000. In its 4 p.m. update on Tuesday, June 30, the Department of Health said that there were 858 fresh cases added today, which is the highest number of fresh cases in a single day […]
Total COVID-19 cases in the PHL reach 36,438 after almost 1k cases reported
(Eagle News) – Total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 36,438 on Monday afternoon, June 29, after 985 additional confirmed cases were added by the Department of Health (DOH). Of the additional cases, 643 were fresh cases while 342 were late cases. Metro Manila still had the most cases — both fresh and late cases — 223 fresh cases and 96 late cases. Total recoveries were 9.956 with the addition of 270 new recoveries, […]
PHL COVID-19 cases reach 34,803; most active cases are mild, but asymptomatic cases rising, DOH data shows
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that COVID-19 cases in the country have reached 34,803 with the addition of 738 cases which is fewer than Friday’s 1,006 additional cases. The data as of 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27, showed that there were 506 fresh cases added today, which were also less than Friday’s 788 fresh cases. “Late cases” added today were 178 which were also fewer than Friday’s 218 late cases. There […]
COVID-19 cases in the PHL hit 33,069 as 778 more cases are reported, mostly from Metro Manila
(Eagle News) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 33,069 with the addition of 778 new infections, with Metro Manila again registering the most cases. The Department of Health, in its 4 p.m. update, said that 415 fresh cases and 363 late cases were added today, Thursday, June 25. But it was Metro Manila which had the most cases — both fresh and late cases. There were 250 fresh cases […]
DOH expecting further rise in COVID-19 cases, but says this won’t overwhelm PHL health system
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that it expects more COVID-19 cases in the coming days as lockdown protocols are eased and economic activity resumes. But Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that these cases can be handled by the country’s health care facilities as the government continues to monitor cases, and do more extensive contact tracing. Vergeire, the DOH spokesperson, said that the department had also seen the rising number of […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 32,295 but most cases are mild; deaths also declining, says DOH
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 32,295 while COVID-19 deaths hit 1,204 as the Department of Health announced that the positivity rate and the COVID-fatality rate have been going down. As of 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, there were 470 cases added, 357 of which are fresh cases while 113 were late cases. Most of the new cases added were from Metro Manila: 159 fresh cases and 66 […]
Sa ika-100 araw ng quarantine ng PHL, DOH sinabing marami pang dapat husayin sa kanilang sistema
https://youtu.be/DFO9E6bgRLg Ni Madelyn Villar Moratillo Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sa pagsapit sa ika-100 araw ng umiiral na community quarantine sa bansa, aminado ang Department of Health na marami pa silang dapat na paghusayin pagdating sa pagtugon sa COVID-19. Ayon kay Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, marami rin silang nakitang mga kahinaan sa kanilang pinatutupad na sistema. Binanggit din nya na ang virus situation ay nananatiling “evolving” kaya’t marami pa rin ang […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 31,825 as DOH adds record number of 1,150 cases
(Eagle News) — Total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 31,825 after a record number of 1,150 cases were added today, Tuesday, June 23, according to the Department of Health. Fresh cases, or those with test results released within the last three days, reached a record-high of 789 cases. Late cases – or those with test results released to patients more than four days ago — reached 361. This was the latest as of […]
PHL COVID-19 cases reach 30,682 as increasing number of fresh cases are recorded
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 30,682 with more than 400 fresh cases added each day in the last few days, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. Virus recoveries also surpassed 8,000 with the addition of 250 new recoveries on Monday, June 22, which was more than the previous day’s 243 recoveries. As of 4 p.m., the number of COVID-19 recoveries reached 8,143. The DOH […]





