The Department of Health (DOH) this afternoon announced that 101 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the Philippines, registering the highest number of recoveries in a single day since the virus first broke in the country on Jan. 30.
The country now has a total of 1,315 COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the disease.
Meanwhile, 262 new cases have brought the country’s total infected patients to 9,485. Forty-seven percent or 122 of the new cases were from the National Capital Region, 33% or 88 of them have been recorded in Central Visayas, while 20% or 52 other cases were scattered across the rest of the country.
Sixteen more people were reported to have died, bringing the total deaths to 623.
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In its statement, DOH reiterated the need for the public to “adapt in the New Normal Setting,” which includes continuing to follow strict hand hygiene and proper cough etiquette, regular disinfection of surfaces, one-meter distancing, and wearing masks or face coverings when leaving the house.
Earlier, the DOH attributed the rise in the country’s recorded COVID-19 cases to expanded tests. It noted that as of Saturday, there are now 22 labs that can process coronavirus tests in the country, which can process 5,264 tests a day. This was still far below Health Secretary Francisco Duque’s target of testing up to 10,000 people daily by end of April.
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