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FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker performs a swab test on a vendor at the Pritil public market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, on October 8, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines now has 371,630 COVID-19 cases after the Health Department recorded 1,607 new infections on Monday.
Of the number, 9.8% or 36,333 are considered active. DOH said 93.6% of active cases are mild and asymptomatic cases.
The city of Davao recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 infections with 90 cases, followed by Cavite (88), Rizal (74), Negros Occidental (68) and Quezon (68).
DOH also reported 245 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 328,258 and 62 more deaths, bringing the death toll to 7,039.
Additionally, DOH said it removed five duplicates from the total case count, including four recovered cases.
In addition, the DOH reclassified 19 recovered cases as deaths.
The new coronavirus disease outbreak first emerged in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in late 2019.
COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough in most people. However, older adults and people with underlying health problems can experience more serious illnesses, such as pneumonia and death.
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