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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,509 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 362,243.
Of the total number of cases, 43,990 are labeled “active” cases, according to DOH, adding that it also recorded 911 new recoveries and 60 additional deaths, bringing total recoveries to 311,506 and the death toll to 6,747.
The latest DOH data also noted that 83 percent of active cases were patients with mild symptoms, 11.6 percent were asymptomatic, 3.4 percent were critical, and 2 percent were severe.
Rizal tops the list of areas with the most new cases with 83, followed by Cavite with 82, Manila city with 66, Baguio city with 65 and Iloilo city with 57, the health agency added.
Once again, DOH adjusted its COVID-19 statistics after the discovery of 41 duplicates, including 31 recoveries and three were deaths, which were subsequently removed from the total case count.
Additionally, the DOH said there were 16 cases previously labeled as recoveries but later verified as deaths.
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