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(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) is seeing a community transmission of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the National Capital Region although a peak in the number of cases is not expected until next month. In a televised public briefing on Saturday, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that local cases of the Omicron variant have been detected despite a lag in the whole genome sequencing. Community transmission happens when the transmission of an infectious disease within a group is extensive. To date, the country has confirmed 43 Omicron variant cases - 21 local cases and 22 from international travelers. World Health Organization country representative Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe previously said the Omicron variant may soon replace Delta as the dominant variant in the Philippines. Vergeire said the number of active cases may double by next month. "We are still yet to see the peak na baka mangyari sa dulo ng buwan na ito (which may happen at the end of ....
MANILA - The country's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,771,536 after 1,047 new recoveries were reported on Sunday. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) noted that recoveries account for 97.8 percent of the total case countof 2,834,775 since the start of the pandemic last year. Meanwhile, 603 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 13,853. Among active cases, 5,532 are mild, 1,270 are asymptomatic, 738 are critical, 2,410 are severe, and 3,903 are moderate. Fatalities have reached 49,386 with 156 new deaths. "Of the 156 reported deaths, only 12 occurred in December 2021 while 36 of the reported deaths occurred in November 2021 due to late encoding of death information to COVID-KAYA," the DOH said. The issue is being coordinated with the epidemiology and surveillance units to ensure information is up to date. COVID-KAYA is a digital application used by health care workers ....
Swabbing boothsfor COVID-19testing(File photo) MANILA-The country's active coronavirus cases went further down to 14,338, with the Department of Health (DOH) recording 1,139 recoveries and only 517 new infections on Saturday. The agency, on the other hand, logged 243 new fatalities, pushing the death toll to 49,230. Overall, the country's confirmed cases since the outbreak began had reached 2,834,294, of which 97.8 percent or 2,770,726 recuperated. Of the total active cases, the DOH reported that at least 911 are asymptomatic, 6,350 are mild, 3,837 are moderate, 2,425 are severe, and 815 are critical. The country's positivity rate is still pegged at 1.8 percent based on the 35,238 individuals who had been tested for Covid-19 last December 2. Two laboratories were not operational on Dec. 2 while one was unable to submit to the Covid-19 Document Repository System. The DOH said the three concerned laboratories had zero contribution to all the samples tested and positive indivi ....
PROTECTED. An elderly resident avails of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Manila school that served as inoculation site on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021). Manila administered 27,600 doses at the opening of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" national vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of Manila-PIO) MANILA - A total of 27,600 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs were administered by the city government of Manila at the opening of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" national vaccination campaign on Monday. Data released by the Manila Public Information Office showed 13,873 availed of the first dose, 6,968 got the second dose, and 6,759 were given booster or additional shots as of 8 p.m. Monday. For the pediatric vaccination, 7,566 aged 12 to 17 also availed of free vaccines 3,635 for the first dose, and 3,931 for the second dose. Department of Health data showed the National Capital Region administered 139,812 doses on Monday, more than its committed target ....
ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 2,834 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 41 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Tuesday, ANSA reports. ....