(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
MANILA - The Department of Health on Monday recorded 1,534 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the nation's overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,655,709. Wednesday's record is 515 cases higher than Tuesday's 1,019, the lowest single day tally of infections this year. The latest Covid-19 bulletin indicated 55,449 active cases while total recoveries rose to 3,544,283 after 2,729 new recovered cases were recorded. Out of the active cases, 50,258 are mild, 2,811 are moderate, 652 are asymptomatic, 1,426 are severe, and 302 are critical. "Of the 1,534 reported cases today, 1,057 (69 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days - February 10 to 23, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 205 or 19 percent, Central Luzon with 114 or 11 percent, and Calabarzon with 113 or 11 percent. The death toll has reached 55,977 with 201 new deaths, representing 1.53 percen
Philippine Red Cross emergency field hospital at the Lung Center of the Philippines (PNA file photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) has observed a decline in hospital admissions that can be correlated to the decrease in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases over the past week. In a message to reporters, the DOH noted the intensive care unit (ICU) utilization rate nationwide is 30 percent as of February 22 which is lower than the 51 percent as of January 22. To date, 29 percent of 3,800 ICU beds, 25 percent of 20,500 isolation beds, 18 percent of 13,900 ward beds, and 16 percent of 3,000 ventilators are used by patients with Covid-19 nationwide. In the National Capital Region, 25 percent of 1,300 ICU beds, 24 percent of 4,600 isolation beds, 25 percent of 3,600 ward beds, and 17 percent of 1,000 ventilators dedicated to patients with Covid-19 are in use. The delay in the submission of reports by few laboratories does not significantly affect the number of new
(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The Department of Health on Tuesday logged 1,019 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest single day tally of infections in the country this year. This pushed the nation's overall record of confirmed infections to 3,654,284. The latest Covid-19 bulletin indicated 56,668 active cases while total recoveries rose to 3,541,840 after 2,988 new recovered cases were recorded. Out of the active cases, 51,395 are mild, 2,840 are moderate, 704 are asymptomatic, 1,425 are severe, and 304 are critical. "Of the 1,019 reported cases today, 982 (96 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days Feb. 9 to 22, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 197 or 20 percent, Calabarzon with 124 or 13 percent, and the Ilocos Region with 85 or 9 percent of the new infections. The death toll has reached 55,776 with 13 new deaths, representing 1.53 percent of ove