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MANILA, Philippines – The number of patients with active coronavirus (COVID-19) infections skyrocketed to 28,379 as of Friday, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 934 new cases.
According to DOH’s COVID-19 bulletin, 148 more recoveries also brought the total count to 399,457, while 63 new recorded deaths bring the death toll to 8,509. In total, 436,345 patients have been infected in the country.
In the same bulletin, the DOH also said 1,197 patients tested positive for the coronavirus out of 25,708 who were tested, a difference of 263 from the newly reported cases.
It was not mentioned in the bulletin whether the rest are still being verified or subject to secondary testing to confirm coronavirus infection.
Still, the majority of patients with active infections, or 85.4 percent, experience only mild symptoms, while 6.9 percent are asymptomatic. Another 2.5 percent had severe symptoms, while 4.9 percent are in critical condition.
Most of the new cases originated in Quezon City with 75, then Laguna with 59, Baguio City, Bulacan and Davao City with 34 each.
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