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FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker performs a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) swab test at a gym in Navotas City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on August 7, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,825 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases from the Philippines to 329,637.
The latest DOH data showed there are 49,989 active cases, of which 85.9 percent are mild, 9.4 percent are asymptomatic, 3.3 percent are critical, and 1.5 percent are severe. .
The region with the highest number of COVID-19 cases remains Metro Manila with 1,031, followed by Cavite with 243, Batangas with 238, Bulacan with 173 and Rizal with 159.
There were also 437 new recoveries, bringing the total to 273,723.
However, the death toll in the country soared to 5,925 after 60 deaths were recorded.
DOH noted that 21 duplicates, of which 13 are recovered cases, were removed from the total case count.
Meanwhile, there were also 14 cases previously labeled as recoveries, but later validated as deaths.
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