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MANILA, Philippines – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infected 1,776 more people nationwide, increasing the total of cases to 465,724.
Data from the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday also showed 26,179 active cases, representing an increase of nearly 2,000 cases, compared to 24,984 active cases recorded on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the serious respiratory illness killed 9,055 people in the Philippines. This includes seven new deaths.
Additionally, 533 more patients survived COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 430,490.
DOH also reported that Quezon City had the highest number of new virus cases in the entire country. The largest city of Metro Manila documented an additional 128 cases of the respiratory disease.
Davao City followed with 121 new cases, Rizal with 94, Samar with 57, and Bulacan with 56.
Nineteen duplicate cases were removed, prompting the health department to review its COVID-19 case count. Of the number, 15 recovered cases were eliminated.
Additionally, the DOH said that 37 cases of coronavirus disease turned out to be negative cases, which were also removed from the country’s number of cases. [ac]
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