Tag: PHL Covid cases

DOH observes slight uptick in COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has observed a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases in the country, although it noted that all Philippine regions remain at low risk for COVID-19. The DOH said from May 7 to 13, 877 new COVID-19 cases were reported, with an average of 125 cases reported per day. Out of the new cases reported, seven had critical or severe diseases. Five deaths were recorded from April 30 to May 13. The […]

DOH: Over 800 more COVID-19 Omicron subvariant cases detected in PHL

(Eagle News) — Over 800 more COVID-19 Omicron subvariant cases have been detected in the country, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, July 12. The DOH said of the 814 additional Omicron subvariant cases, 785 were classified as the Omicron XBB subvariant. The 785 were all local cases found in all regions of the country except for Eastern Visayas, and included the following: 254 XBB.2.3 cases 206 XBB.1.16 cases 135 XBB.1.9.1 cases 65 XBB.1.5 […]

Philippines logs 2 more Omicron BQ.1 cases

1,283 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, Dec. 2 (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged two more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron BQ.1, a sublineage of the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant. The Department of Health said at least 536 new cases of Omicron subvariants were also recorded. According to the DOH, from November 21 to 24, the two new local cases of BQ.1 came from Regions 2 and 7. With the additional cases, the […]

Philippines logs 1,238 new COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 1,238 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Dec. 1. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the country’s COVID-19 tally to 4,037,547. Of these, 18,412 are active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 4,385. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1925, Western Visayas with 1051, Central Luzon with 1025, and Central Visayas with 958. Of the provinces […]

DOH: Philippines logged 8,032 new COVID-19 cases from Nov. 21 to 27

(Eagle News) — The Philippines posted 8,032 new COVID-19 cases from Nov. 21 to 27. According to the Department of Health, this represents an average of 1,147 daily cases for the week. The average is  0.3 percent higher than the cases registered from Nov. 14 to 20. According to the DOH, from Nov. 14 to 27, 17 deaths also occurred. These are apart from the additional 120 deaths reported since July 2020. New recoveries for […]

DOH: 14 cases of “more transmissible” Omicron subvariant BQ.1 detected in Philippines

(Eagle News) — The Philippines has detected 14 cases of the more transmissible Omicron subvariant BQ.1, the Department of Health said on Friday, Nov. 25. According to the DOH, based on the latest genome sequencing conducted by the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, and San Lazaro Hospital from October 28 to November 18, 13 were local cases from the Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions 1, 4A, 7, and National Capital […]

Philippines logs 1,153 new COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) –The Philippines logged 1,153 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Nov. 18. According to the Department of Health, as a result, total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 4,022127. Active cases are at 18,467. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 2,996. It was followed by Calabarzon, with 1765, Western Visayas, with 1,377, Central Luzon with 1,048 new cases, and Central Visayas with 941. […]

Philippines logs 9,069 new COVID-19 cases from Nov. 7 to 13

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 9,069 new COVID-19 cases from November 7 to November 13. According to the Department of Health, the daily case average for that week was 1,296. This was 43% higher than the 907 cases monitored from October 31 to November 6. DOH data also showed 113 deaths were also recorded from September 2020 to November 2022. Of the figure, the DOH data showed 39 took place in November 2022, 42 […]

Philippines logs 6,346 new COVID-19 cases from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 6,346 new COVID-19 cases from October 31 to November 6. According to Department of Health data, daily average cases are at 907. An additional 243 verified COVID-19-related deaths were also recorded. Of these,  26 occurred from Oct. 24 to Nov. 6. The active number of severe or critical cases are at 640 as of November 6. According to the DOH, over 500, or 503, intensive care unit beds are […]

Philippines logs 2,227 new COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Oct. 20. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2227 cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 3989556. Of these, 23721 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 9083. It was followed by Calabarzon with 4817, Central Luzon with 2637, Western Visayas with 1475, and Davao Region with […]

Philippines detects 81 COVID-19 cases of new Omicron XBB subvariant

193 XBC variant cases also monitored (Eagle News) — The Philippines has detected 81 cases of the new COVID-19 Omicron XBB subvariant. According to the Department of Health, also detected were 193 cases of the XBC variant. DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the 81 XBB cases were detected in Western Visayas and Davao Region. Meanwhile, the 193 XBC variant cases were detected in 11 regions—-Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Davao Region, […]

Philippines registers 2,321 new COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 2,321 additional COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Oct. 16. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the tally to 3982965. Of these, 26003 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 10399. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5228, Central Luzon with 2745, Davao Region with 1429, and Western Visayas with 1222. Of the […]