(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 18,191 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections and 22,014 recoveries. The latest Covid-19 bulletin indicated 226,521 active cases while total recoveries rose to 3,213,190, or 92 percent of 3,493,447 infections since the pandemic started in March 2020. Out of the active cases, 214,857 are mild, 2,971 are moderate, 6,875 are asymptomatic, 1,509 are severe, and 309 are critical. "Of the 18,191 reported cases today, 17,625 (97 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days Jan. 14 to Jan. 27, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were Region 4-A (Calabarzon), 2,101 or 12 percent; the National Capital Region (NCR) with 2,073 or 12 percent of new infections; and Davao Region, 2,011 or 11 percent. The death toll has reached 53,736 with 74 new deaths, representing 1.54 percent of overall cases. "Of the 74 deaths, 69 occurred in January 2022 (93 percent),
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) logged another record-high 39,004 daily coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections on Saturday but also tallied 23,613 new recoveries. Active cases rose to 280,813 while total recoveriesjumped to 2,834,708, or 89.5 percent of the 3,092,409 infections recorded since the pandemic started in March 2020. Among the active cases, 267,185 are mild, 2,925 are moderate, 8,928 are asymptomatic, 1,472 are severe, and 303 are critical. "Of the 39,004 reported cases today, 38,271 (98 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days - Jan. 2, 2021 to Jan. 15, 2022," the DOH said. The regions with the most cases in the past two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 18,142 or 47 percent of new infections; Calabarzon, 9,172 or 24 percent; and Central Luzon, 3,325 or 9 percent. The death toll is now at 52,858 with the addition of 43 new fatalities, representing 1.72 percent of overall cases. "Of the 43 deaths, 38 occurred in January 2022
(PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The number of fresh coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the country jumped to 10,775 on Wednesday. In its Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the new cases brought the active case tally to 39,974 out of a total of 2,871,745 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic. Wednesday's fresh cases are almost double from Tuesday's 5,434 new cases. The DOH also reported 605 new recoveries, raising the tally to 2,780,109 or 96.8 percent of the total case count. Out of the active cases, 33,866 are mild, 3,020 are moderate, 1,294 are asymptomatic, 319 are critical, and 1,512 are severe. "Of the 10,775 reported cases today (January 5), 10,688 (99 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days - December 23 - January 5, 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 7,420 or 69 percent of new infections; Ca
(File photo) MANILA - The number of fresh coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the country jumped to 10,775 on Wednesday. In its Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the new cases brought the active case tally to 39,974 out of a total of 2,871,745 confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic. Wednesday's fresh cases are almost double from Tuesday's 5,434 new cases. The DOH also reported 605 new recoveries, raising the tally to 2,780,109 or 96.8 percent of the total case count. Out of the active cases, 33,866 are mild, 3,020 are moderate, 1,294 are asymptomatic, 319 are critical, and 1,512 are severe. "Of the 10,775 reported cases today (January 5), 10,688 (99 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days - December 23 - January 5, 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 7,420 or 69 percent of new infections; Calabarzon, 1,71
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday logged 310 more coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, bringing the nation's overall tally to 2,838,032. This brought the total number of active infections to 9,321 on Christmas Eve. In its Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said 227 new recoveries pushed the total recovery count to 2,777,661. Of the active cases, 3,295 are mild, 474 are asymptomatic, 375 are critical, 1,795 are severe, and 3,382 are moderate. "Of the 310 reported cases today, 272 or 88 percent occurred within the recent 14 days - December 11 to 24, 2021," the DOH said. It added that the top regions with most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 106 or 39 percent, Calabarzon with 32 or 12 percent, and Region 3 with 22 or 8 percent of the country's new cases. The death toll has reached 51,050 with 69 new deaths. "Of the 69 deaths, 10 or 14 percent occurred in December 2021, 8 or 12 percent in November 2021, 2