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The Philippines reported another record 9,838 new coronavirus infections in 2019 (COVID-19) on Friday, bringing the total count to 702,856, even as seven labs failed to submit data on time.
The previous highest daily gain was recorded Thursday at 8,733.
As of 4 p.m. on March 26, 2021, the Department of Health has recorded an additional 9,838 cases of COVID-19 …
Posted by Department of Health (Philippines) on Friday, March 26, 2021
According to the Health Department, this brought the number of active cases in the country to 109,018, also the highest on record this year.
Of these, 95.1% are mild, 3% are asymptomatic, 0.8% are severe, and 0.7% are in critical condition.
The DOH also announced that total recoveries rose to 580,689 after 663 more patients recovered from the disease, while 54 new deaths brought the death toll to 13,149.
Research group OCTA has projected that the Philippines could see 11,000 new COVID-19 cases daily by the end of March.—AOL, GMA News
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