(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 Sunday recorded 1,038 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 1,999 more recoveries. Of 52,961 active cases, 47,910 are mild, 2,780 are moderate, 556 are asymptomatic, 1,417 are severe, and 298 are critical. There were 53,934 active cases on Saturday. The figures pushed the overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,661,049 and recovered cases to 3,551,687. "Of the 1,038 reported cases today, 1,015 (98 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 14 to 27, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 227 or 22 percent, Central Visayas with 104 or 10 percent, and Calabarzon with 104 or 10 percent. The death toll has reached 56,401 with 51 new deaths, representing 1.54 percent of overall cases. "Of the 51 deaths, 9 occurred in February 2022 (18 percent), 2 in January 2022 (4 percent), 1 in December 2021 (2 percent), 8 in November 2021 (16 per
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday logged 237 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country's total tally of infections to 2,836, 915. The figure is only two cases higher compared to 235, the lowest single-day infection recorded by the DOH in 18 months on Tuesday. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said the active cases declined further to 10,193 after 565 new recoveries have been reported. The country now has 2,776,273 recoveries. About 3,876 of the active cases are mild, 567 are asymptomatic, 391 are critical, 1,867 are severe, and 3,492 are moderate. "Of the 237 reported cases today, 215 or 91 percent occurred within the recent 14 days - Dec. 2 to 15, 2021. The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were NCR with 43 or 20 percent, Region 10 with 25 or 12 percent) and Region 6 with 22 or 10 percent," the DOH said. The DOH also recorded 100 new deaths, which brought the country's Covid-19 fatalities to 50,449. "Of the 100 reported deaths, o
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday logged 235 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day infection in 18 months. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said the figure pushed the total case tally to 2,836,868. Meanwhile, the active cases declined further to 10,526 after the DOH reported 780 new recoveries. The country now has 2,775,991 recoveries. About 4,104 of the active cases are mild, 659 are asymptomatic, 393 are critical, 1,868 are severe, and 3,502 are moderate. "Of the 235 reported cases today, 228 or 97 percent occurred within the recent 14 days - Dec. 1 to 14, 2021. The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were NCR (National Capital Region) with 53 or 23 percent, Region 4-A (Calabarzon) with 23 or 10 percent, and Region 3 (Central Luzon) with 20 or 9 percent," the DOH said. The department also recorded 10 new deaths, which brought the country's Covid-19 fatalities to 50,351. "Of the 10 reported deaths, only nine occurred in December 2