(PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The number of fresh coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the country jumped to 10,775 on Wednesday. In its Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the new cases brought the active case tally to 39,974 out of a total of 2,871,745 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic. Wednesday's fresh cases are almost double from Tuesday's 5,434 new cases. The DOH also reported 605 new recoveries, raising the tally to 2,780,109 or 96.8 percent of the total case count. Out of the active cases, 33,866 are mild, 3,020 are moderate, 1,294 are asymptomatic, 319 are critical, and 1,512 are severe. "Of the 10,775 reported cases today (January 5), 10,688 (99 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days - December 23 - January 5, 2022," the DOH reported. As in the previous day, the top regions with most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 7,420 or 69 percent of new infections; Ca
(File photo) MANILA - The number of fresh coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the country jumped to 10,775 on Wednesday. In its Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the new cases brought the active case tally to 39,974 out of a total of 2,871,745 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic. Wednesday's fresh cases are almost double from Tuesday's 5,434 new cases. The DOH also reported 605 new recoveries, raising the tally to 2,780,109 or 96.8 percent of the total case count. Out of the active cases, 33,866 are mild, 3,020 are moderate, 1,294 are asymptomatic, 319 are critical, and 1,512 are severe. "Of the 10,775 reported cases today (January 5), 10,688 (99 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days - December 23 - January 5, 2022," the DOH reported. As in the previous day, the top regions with most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 7,420 or 69 percent of new infections; Calabarzon, 1,71
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) reported 535 new recoveries and 4,600 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Sunday. Recoveries are now at 2,778,943 or 97.4 percent of the total 2,851,931 infections since the pandemic began in March 2020. Active cases rose to 21,418, of which 15,644 are mild, 3,081 are moderate, 769 are asymptomatic, 335 are critical, and 1,589 are severe. "Of the 4,600 reported cases today (January 2), 4,548 occurred within the recent 14 days, December 20 to January 2, 2022," the DOH reported. As in the previous day, the top regions with most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 3,729 or 72 percent; Calabarzon, 676 or 15 percent; and Region 3 (Central Luzon), 252 or 6 percent of the new cases. The death toll has reached 51,570 with 25 new deaths, representing 1.81 percent of overall cases. "Of the 25 deaths, 7 occurred in December 2021 (28%), 2 in November 2021 (8%), 1 in October 2021
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) reported 535 new recoveries and 4,600 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Sunday. Recoveries are now at 2,778,943 or 97.4 percent of the total 2,851,931 infections since the pandemic began in March 2020. Active cases rose to 21,418, of which 15,644 are mild, 3,081 are moderate, 769 are asymptomatic, 335 are critical, and 1,589 are severe. "Of the 4,600 reported cases today (January 2), 4,548 occurred within the recent 14 days, December 20 to January 2, 2022," the DOH reported. As in the previous day, the top regions with most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 3,729 or 72 percent; Calabarzon, 676 or 15 percent; and Region 3 (Central Luzon), 252 or 6 percent of the new cases. The death toll has reached 51,570 with 25 new deaths, representing 1.81 percent of overall cases. "Of the 25 deaths, 7 occurred in December 2021 (28%), 2 in November 2021 (8%), 1 in October 2021
MANILA - The year 2022 opened with a total of 2,847,486 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) after 3,617 new infections were recorded. Total recoveries are 97.6 percent of total infections or 2,778,567, with 468 added on Saturday. The Department of Health (DOH) Covid-19 bulletin indicated active cases rose to 17,374. Of the active cases, 11,603 are mild, 673 are asymptomatic, 339 are critical, 1,635 are severe, and 3,124 are moderate. "Of the 3,617 reported cases today (January 1), 3,607 occurred within the recent 14 days, December 19 to January 1, 2022," the DOH said. The top regions with most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 2,526 or 20 percent; Calabarzon with 570 or 16 percent; and Region 3 (Central Luzon) with 199 or 6 percent of the new cases. The death toll has reached 51,545 with 43 new deaths. "Of the 43 deaths, 5 occurred in December 2021 (12 percent), 4 in November 2021 (9 percent), 7 in October 20