MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 497 new recoveries and 4,084 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Recoveries are now at 2,779,241 or 97.3 percent of the total 2,855,819 infections since the pandemic began in March 2020. Active cases rose to 24,992, of which 19,552 are mild, 3,051 are moderate, 795 are asymptomatic, 331 are critical, and 1,563 are severe. "Of the 4,084 reported cases today (January 3), 4,057 or 99 percent occurred within the recent 14 days - December 21 to January 3, 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 2,831 or 70 percent of new infections; Calabarzon, 571 (14 percent); and Region 3 (Central Luzon), 273 (7 percent). The death toll has reached 51,586 with 16 new deaths, representing 1.81 percent of overall cases. "Of the 16 deaths, 11 occurred in December 2021 (69 percent), three in October 2021
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippines' coronavirus recovery tally has climbed to 2,714,658 on Thursday with the addition of 2,591 more people who recuperated from the disease. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) also logged 1,766 new infections, which pegged the number of active cases at 37,159. Meanwhile, 239 new deaths brought to 43,825 the country's Covid-19 death toll. The confirmed Covid-19 cases since the outbreak started in March 2020 are 2,795,642, of which 1.3 percent are undergoing treatment, 97.1 percent have recovered, while 1.57 percent have died. "Twenty-two duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these, 17 are recoveries," the DOH said. A total of 214 cases previously tagged as recoveries were also reclassified as deaths after final validation. The country's positivity rate, on the other hand, is at 6.6 percent based on the 34,190 individuals who had been tested last November 2. Of the active cases, at least 68.