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
(File photo) MANILA - The country logged 1,223 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and 2,400 more recoveries on Saturday, according to Department of Health (DOH) data. Active cases are at 53,934, down from the previous day's 55,140, while the recovery count is at 3,549,735. The DOH also reported 128 new fatalities, raising the death toll to 56,351. The nation's tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began two years ago stood at 3,660,020, of which 1.5 percent are undergoing treatment, 97 percent have recovered, and 1.54 percent died. Of the active cases, the DOH said 48,842 are mild, 597 are asymptomatic, 2,780 are moderate, 1,417 are severe, and 298 are critical. The positivity rate is 5.3 percent based on the 26,631 individuals tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on February 24. All laboratories were operational on that day but four failed to submit data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System. The concerned labor
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