President Rodrigo Duterte said this Thursday night after he reported to the public the latest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) figures of the Philippines.
—the new highest single-day increase in coronavirus infection since March 31’s 538.
Prior to this, the DOH also recorded a total of 1,014 confirmed cases from Monday to Wednesday. However, the Health department attributed the sudden surge in new cases in itsOverall, there are now 15,588 confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide, including 3,598 recoveries and 921 deaths. “Ang patay po is 921. So you would see that the Philippines has…ratio and proportion vis-a-vis with the population, we have a low rate of mortality here in this country,” Duterte said.
Based on the latest date from the DOH, the Philippines has a mortality rate of 5.91 percent, lower than the global average of 6.23 percent.For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: 86517800 local 1149/1150. The Inquirer Foundation supports our healthcare frontliners and is still accepting cash donations to be deposited at Banco de Oro current account #007960018860 or donate through PayMaya using this
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