PH registers 1,470 new cases of COVID-19, the total exceeds 454,000

MANILA – The Philippines recorded 1,470 more COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the country’s total to 454,447 as the government prepares for a surge in new cases as more Filipinos take part in holiday activities.

The day’s count marked the 18th consecutive day that additional cases counted less than 2,000 and the sixth consecutive day below the 1,500 mark.

However, it does not include data from 8 accredited laboratories that did not submit the results to the COVID-19 Data Repository System on Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) noted.

Quezon City led the areas of the country with new registered cases, after registering an additional 74 infections. It is followed by Rizal province with 64, Makati city with 58, Davao city with 55 and Quezon province with 46.

The number of recoveries increased to 419,902 as the DOH recorded 633 more patients who recovered. Total recoveries represent 92.4 percent of all registered cases.

Seventeen more people died from the coronavirus, the health department said. The death toll stood at 8,850.

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Active infections in the country, meanwhile, reached 25,695. The DOH said 91.6 percent of currently ill patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, while 5.4 percent are in critical condition.

Of the 25,106 people who were tested as of Wednesday noon, 1,582 or 6.3 percent tested positive for the disease, the data showed.

A total of 11 “duplicates” were removed from the total count, DOH said. Of these, 10 recovered cases and one deceased were withdrawn.

Three patients previously labeled as recovered cases were also reclassified into deaths after agency validation.

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