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MANILA – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 238,727 on Monday as the Health Department reported 1,383 additional coronavirus infections.
According to ABS-CBN Data Analytics, this is the lowest number of additional cases since July 15.
The DOH reported that the data is based on only 88 of the 115 accredited testing laboratories, which means that 27 laboratories did not submit their results on time.
Most or 87% of the additional cases occurred in the past 2 weeks.
The DOH also reported an additional 230 recovered patients and 15 new COVID-related deaths, bringing the number of active cases in the country to 49,931. On Sunday, the agency reported an additional 23,074 recoveries as part of its time-based markup or massive recovery adjustment.
The total number of recoveries is 184,906, while the total number of deaths is 3,890.
The Philippines has been posting record numbers in terms of new COVID-19 cases since late July, following the easing of quarantine measures and the gradual opening of the economy.
But fewer cases have been seen as of September 2. Except for September 4, which recorded 3,704 new coronavirus infections, the daily report of additional cases in the last 5 days remained below 3,000.
The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said last week that they would have to verify the 7-day moving average of the number of cases to confirm if the trend is really downward.
But it said Monday that the Philippines is on the right track as its transmission rate is below 1.
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