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(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has increased to 8488, after the Department of Health reported 276 new cases on Thursday, April 30. According to the DOH, 20 new recoveries were also recorded, bringing the total to 1,043. The total number of deaths stands at 568, including the ten new deaths reported. The DOH has said it was still early to say the country has flattened the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) – The total patient recoveries in the country continued to increase far more than the COVID-19 deaths as recoveries reached almost a thousand, or 975 to be exact. Forty-three patients recovered in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health while new deaths reached 19, bringing the total to 530. This came about as total COVID-19 cases reached 7,958 as of 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 28. -More patients recovering than succumbing […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said it has started research on possible reinfection of COVID-19 cases after noting two previous patients who had been discharged but were found to be positive again with the virus. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire admitted that two COVID-19 patients from the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao had been found to be positive with the virus after being discharged from the hospital. “Patuloy po ang […]
Eagle News) – The “We Heal as One Center” at the Philippine Arena complex in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan is on “advanced stage of completion,” according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In its Facebook and Twitter posts on Sunday night, April 26, the DPWH said that the quarantine facilities for COVID-19 at the Ciudad de Victoria are near completion. It also showed a video of the work done so […]
(Eagle News) – The Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) has resumed full operations after downscaling for about a week, the Department of Health said. “Ngayon po ay full operations na po uli ang RITM. Fully functional na po sila,” said DOH Spokesperson Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a virtual press briefing on Sunday, April 26. She said only two of the 43 infected RITM personnel have yet to finish their quarantine, while none of […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 7579, after the Department of Health reported 285 new cases. The DOH said the country has recorded 862 recoveries, including the 70 new ones. Over 500-or 501–deaths have been recorded, including the seven new deaths. The DOH has said it was too early to say if the country was flattening the COVID-19 curve, but said there were indications. President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 7294 after 102 new cases were reported. The Department of Health said of the 7294, 792 were recoveries. This includes the 30 new recoveries reported. Over 400, or 494 deaths were reported, including the 17 new deaths. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in select areas, including Metro Manila, to May 15. Earlier, the DOH said that although […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 7000 mark, with 211 new cases reported. The Department of Health said of the 7192 total COVID19 cases, 762 have recovered. This includes the 40 new recoveries. Fifteen new deaths were also reported, bringing the total to 477. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in selected areas, including in Metro Manila, to May 15. The other areas under […]
(Eagle News)–While it is still early to say the Philippines is already flattening the COVID-19 curve, there are “indications” to support this, the Department of Health said on Thursday, April 23. According to Dr. Beverly Ho, OIC-Director IV for Health Promotion and Communication Service, to say the Philippines was flattening the curve at this point despite the “limitations” in the data “would be irresponsible from our end.” “..But if you’re talking about indications that it […]
DOH lauds LGU’s efforts to do drive-thru COVID-19 tests (Eagle News) – The Philippine government has conducted more than 61,000 COVID-19 tests nationwide as it continued targeted mass testing efforts, prioritizing suspect cases as well as health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that as of Wednesday, April 22, at least 61,049 individual tests had been conducted in the country with only over 12 percent of this testing negative […]
DOH to probe rising number of infections among health workers (Eagle News) – At least 1,062 health care workers in the Philippines have been infected with COVID-19, with 26 of them succumbing to the disease, according to the Department of Health. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of the total number infected, 422 are doctors, 386 are nurses, 30 are medical technologists, 21 are radiologic technologists, 51 are nursing assistants, while 152 others […]
(Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country rose to 693 on Wednesday, April 22, with the Department of Health reporting an increase to 6,710 in COVID-19 infections. The DOH said the figures were after 39 new recoveries and 111 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Of the 6710 COVID-19 cases overall, 446 have died, including the nine recent deaths, the DOH said. The Palace has said the country has yet to flatten the COVID-19 […]
