MANILA - The Department of Health on Sunday recorded 870 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 1,433 more recoveries. From 49,374 active cases the day before, the tally is down to 48,793 active cases, of which 44,131 are mild, 2,693 are moderate, 401 are asymptomatic, 1,279 are severe, and 289 are critical. Recovered cases have reached 3,561,726 or 97.1 percent of 3,667,542 confirmed infections two years since the pandemic began. "Of the 870 reported cases today, 799 (92 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 21 to March 6, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 212 or 27 percent, Calabarzon with 126 or 16 percent, and Central Visayas with 80 or 10 percent. The death toll has reached 57,023 with 144 new deaths, representing 1.55 percent of overall cases. "Of the 144 deaths, 12 occurred in March 2022 (8 percent), 64 in February 2022 (44 percent), 48 in January
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health on Thursday recorded 989 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 1,349 more recoveries. The figures pushed the overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,664,905 and recovered cases to 3,557,909. Of 50,458 active cases, 45,510 are mild, 2,773 are moderate, 463 are asymptomatic, 1,415 are severe, and 297 are critical. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 192 or 22 percent, Calabarzon with 111 or 13 percent; and Central Visayas with 101 or 11 percent. The death toll has reached 56,538 with 34 new deaths, representing 1.54 percent of overall cases. "Of the 34 deaths, 11 occurred in February 2022 (32 percent), 3 in January 2022 (9 percent), 1 in November 2021 (3 percent), 4 in October 2021 (12 percent), 3 in September 2021 (9 percent), 1 in June 2021 (3 percent), 1 in May 2021 (3 percent), 4 in April 2021 (12 percent), 3 in March 2021 (9 percent), 1 in November 2020 (3
(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday logged 866 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest single-day tally so far for this year. The figure is higher than the 421 infections reported on Dec. 28, 2021 the last time the country saw the lowest three-digit daily new cases. It pushed the overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,663,920. The active cases went down 50,827 after 1,622 new recoveries were logged. About 474 of the active cases are asymptomatic, 45,862 are mild, 2,776 are moderate, 1,417 are severe and 298 are critical. Meantime, the total recovered cases increased to 3,556,589. "Of the 866 reported cases today, 757 (87 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 17 to March 2, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 176 or 23 percent, Calabarzon with 119 or 16 percent, and Central Visayas with 82 or 11 percent. The d
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday recorded 1,067 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 1,652 more recoveries. Of 51,592 active cases, 46,609 are mild, 2,779 are moderate, 489 are asymptomatic, 1,417 are severe, and 298 are critical. The figures pushed the overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,663,059 and recovered cases to 3,555,016. Tuesday's cases mark a slight uptick from Monday's 951 new infections, the lowest number of daily cases so far this year. "Of the 1,067 reported cases today, 652 (61 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 16 to March 1, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 144 or 22 percent, Calabarzon with 92 (14 percent), and Central Luzon with 72 (11 percent). The death toll stood at 56,451 as no fatalities were reported, representing 1.54 percent of overall cases. According to the February 27 data, about 4.3 p
(PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.) MANILA - The Department of Health on Monday logged 951 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest single-day tally so far for this year. The figure is slightly higher than the 899 infections reported on Dec. 29, 2021 the last time the country saw three-digit daily new cases. It pushed the overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,661,997. The active cases went down 52,179 after 1,717 new recoveries were logged. About 528 of the active cases are asymptomatic, 47,157 are mild, 2,779 are moderate, 1,417 are severe and 298 are critical. Meantime, the total recovered cases increased to 3,553,367. "Of the 951 reported cases today, 895 (94 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 15 to 28, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 231 or 26 percent, Calabarzon with 136 or 15 percent, and Central Visayas with 93 or 10 percent. The death tol