DOH Reports New 1,406 COVID-19 Cases; active cases now at 28,833

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,406 additional cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases of the disease in the country to 28,833 (6.2 percent of total cases).

This also brings the total count of COVID-19 cases recorded in the Philippines so far to 469,005.

The 266 recoveries recently recorded bring the total number of COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the disease to 431,055 (91.9 percent of total cases).

Five deaths were also reported, bringing the death toll to 9,067 (1.93 percent of total cases).

Among all cities and provinces, Bulacan has recorded the highest number of additional cases with 100, followed by Quezon City with 98, Rizal with 88, Laguna with 73 and Batangas with 69.

Two duplicates were removed from the total case count, including one recovery.

There was also one case that was previously reported as recovered, but reported as death after validation, according to the DOH.

The health department said eight labs failed to submit their data to the COVID-19 Data Repository System on Dec. 25.

Research group OCTA, which monitors COVID-19 trends in the Philippines, said in its Dec. 21 report that an increase in infection in its early stages has already started in Metro Manila. However, he added that this increase could still be mitigated.