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Other areas in the PHL to also be assessed if they can be de-escalated (Eagle News) – The Inter-Agency Task Force is set to decide whether to place Metro Manila under Alert Level 1 and will study current data if the National Capital Region, currently under Alert Level 2, is ripe for de-escalation. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the IATF is set to study on Thursday, February 24, the proposal of the […]
Positivity rate down to 6.4 percent at the national level, and below 5 percent in NCR (Eagle News) — The country’s new Covid-19 cases continued to drop on Tuesday, February 22, when the Department of Health reported 1,019 new cases, a new record low this year. This is the fourth straight day that new Covid cases have been decreasing. There were also 2,988 new recoveries that brought the total number of recoveries to 3,541,840 […]
Only 3.447 million vaccinated in Bayanihan Bakunahan Part 3 (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is studying what strategies to do next to convince the still unvaccinated members of the population to get Covid-19 jabs. This was after the government failed to reach its target to vaccinate five million people in its third national vaccination campaign, “Bayanihan Bakunahan,” even with the extension until last Friday, February 18. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that only […]
Covid-19 positivity rate of 7.5 percent, also the lowest so far this year (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,427 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 21, the third straight day that new virus cases have been declining. This is also the lowest single-day record so far for new Covid cases, as the country continued to post decreasing number of new cases recently. The Philippines also had more recoveries at 3,269, […]
Only 392 new cases reported in Metro Manila (Eagle News) – The Philippines had its lowest single day record of new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,923 cases. At the same time, the Department of Health reported 5,158 new recoveries. This brought the number of total active cases to 62,533 or 1.7 percent of total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There were also 198 new Covid deaths bringing the […]
9.1 positivity rate, lowest so far this year (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,232 new Covid-19 cases and 3,010 new recoveries on Friday, February 18, the 21st straight day that new recoveries exceeded new cases. The total active Covid cases as of Friday were down to 65,796 or 1.8 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. The positivity rate is also down to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,646,793 on Thursday, Feb. 17, after the Department of Health reported 2196 other cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 66588 were active. Of these, 1090 were asymptomatic, 60848 were mild, 2913 were moderate, 11428 were severe, and 309 were critical. Recoveries rose to 3,524,875 with the additional 4409 recoveries. Over 100, or 107, more deaths were reported, pushing the total COVID-19 deaths […]
New normal roadmap to be presented by March to President Duterte (Eagle News) – The Philippines has started to prepare for the transition to the new normal as the government intensifies its vaccination campaign, moving towards house-to-house vaccination as a strategy to reach the unvaccinated population. Malacanang said that “Alert Level 1” is considered the new normal amid the continuing pandemic. To attain this, the government needs to prioritize the vaccination of the elderly which […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,730 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 14, the lowest recorded since December 30 last year. The DOH also reported 7,456 new recoveries and 164 new Covid-deaths, The increase in the number of fatalities was mostly due to late reporting of cases. In fact, some of the deaths reported were from cases that occurred since July last year. “Of the 164 deaths, 86 occurred in February […]
Total Covid-19 recoveries breach 3.5 million (Eagle News) — The Philippines reported its lowest number of new Covid-19 cases and lowest positivity rate this year at 3,050, and 11.7 percent, respectively, on Sunday, February 13. New recoveries hit 5,811, which again were more than the recorded new Covid cases. Because of this, the total active cases in the country went down to 81,394. This is 2.2 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since […]
(Eagle News) – The third wave of the national vaccination, dubbed Bayanihan Bakunahan, will be extended until February 18, the Department of Health said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far in the last two days of national vaccination, from February 10 to 11, around 1.3 million had been vaccinated. The numbers are still far from the target of five million individuals that the Philippine government seeks to vaccinate in this third […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3627575 on Thursday, Feb. 10, after the Department of Health reported 4,575 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 176 duplicates were removed. Of the total COVID-19 cases, 93,307 are active. Of the active cases, 3316 are asymptomatic, 85244 are mild, 2991 are moderate, 1444 are severe, and 312 are critical. Recoveries rose to 3479485 with the addition of 7504 recoveries. The […]
