COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Philippines’ 4,226 new coronavirus cases push PH total to 126,885
04:20 PM August 08, 2020
A health worker performs a COVID19 swab test at a gymnasium in Navotas city, Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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‘The 2019 Plague” Day 254
COVID-19 CASES BREAKDOWN (PH)
(as of August 8, 2020 – 4:00 PM)
CONFIRMED CASES: 126,885
RECOVERED: 67,117
DEATHS: 2,209
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MANILA, Philippines — Philippines logged 4,226 additional cases of the new coronavirus disease, raising the total tally in the country to 126,885.
In its updated data on Saturday, the Department of Health also documented 41 fatalities from COVID-19 to hike the total number of deaths to 2,209.
Of the total reported cases, 57,559 are considered active, while most of the new cases were from Metro Manila (1,737), Calabarzon (464), repatriates (145), and Central Visayas (116).
Of the 41 deaths, 14 happened in August, 16 in July, five in June, one in May, three in April and two in March.
Meanwhile, 287 more people recovered from the respiratory ailment, bringing the total survivors to 67,117.
DOH said 95 duplicated cases were removed from its total caseload. Of the number, two were recovered cases.
COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 which was first reported in Wuhan City, Hubei province of China in December last year.
The respiratory ailment causes mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough for most people.
It causes serious illness such as pneumonia to older adults and people with existing health issues.
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PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS SAY IT IS NOT THE NEW COVID-19 HOT SPOT, NUMBERS ARE HIGHER BECAUSE OF MORE TESTING
Philippine officials on Friday disputed data that showed the country had the most Covid-19 cases in East Asia, insisting that previous “hot spot” Indonesia was just not testing enough. “Because we test more, it’s not true that we have more cases than Indonesia, Philippines Correspondent Raul Dancel reports.
“The Indonesians just don’t know exactly how many who are sick are out there. At least we do,” said Harry Roque, the spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Philippines on Thursday reported a total tally of 119,460 cases, the highest in all of East Asia. Only India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have more cases in Asia. Indonesia, which untll Thursday had been the epicentre, had 118,753 cases. On Friday, the Philippines’ caseload jumped by over 3,300 to 122,754.
See also: Millions of Filipinos back on lockdown as cases soar
And: Indonesia to step up mask-wearing campaign amid rising Covid-19 cases
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