COVID-19 recoveries in Philippines surge to 1,315 with biggest daily rise
MANILA, Philippines (Updated, 4:36 p.m.) — The Philippines reported 101 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease on Tuesday, the country’s biggest single-day leap since the start of the outbreak.
The massive increase in the number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 pushed the total of COVID-19 survivors to 1,315.
The day before, the country recorded 90 recoveries.
As of Monday, the number of new coronavirus cases in the Philippines reached 9,485 with the Department of Health reporting 262 additional cases.
Monday’s figure was lower than the 295 cases reported the previous day—the biggest daily increase in cases in nearly a month.
Sixteen more people succumbed to the severe respiratory illness. The nation’s death toll now stands at 623.
Forty-seven percent of the new cases were detected in outbreak epicenter Metro Manila. Central Visayas—where Cebu City is located—accounted for 33% of the additional infections.
To slow the spread of the virus, Metro Manila, Cebu province and other high risk areas were placed under enhanced community quarantine until May 15, where strict stay-at-home orders and closure of most businesses are in place.
Meanwhile, looser general community quarantine is enforced in areas considered low- and moderate-risk.
In the region, the Philippines placed third among Southeast Asian nations with the highest confirmed COVID-19 cases behind Singapore with 18,778 infections and Indonesia with 11,192 infections.
More than 247,000 people have been killed and 3.5 million infection worldwide by the virus that originated in Wuhan, China in December last year.
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The province of Laguna and the cities of Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro will be placed on lockdown until the middle of August, Malacañang announces.
"President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to place Laguna, Iloilo City and Cagayan de Oro under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beginning Aug. 6 until Aug. 15, 2021," presidential spokesman Harry Roque says in a statement.
Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro have been under the strictest quarantine classification since July 16. — The STAR/Alexis Romero
The Department of Health reports an additional 6,686 COVID-19 infections, bringing the national tally to 1,300,349.
- Active cases: 61,345 or 4.7%% of the total
- Recoveries: 3,190, pushing total to 1,216,497
- Deaths: 196, bringing total to 22,507
President Rodrigo Duterte approves the recommendation of Cabinet members to place Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal under modified enhanced community quarantine.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque says the new quarantine measures will be imposed starting midnight of August 4 and will stay in place until August 18.
The inter-agency task force on COVID-19 imposes a moratorium on the transit of locally stranded persons in Western Visayas, Cebu island, Mactan, Eastern Visayas and Caraga.
"Wala na po silang lugar para mag-quarantine," IATF spokesperson Harry Roque says in a virtual briefing.
(They have no place to undergo quarantine anymore.)
The Department of Health announces 485 "fresh" COVID-19 cases on Sunday, June 28.
Another 168 are "late" cases, or "released to patients four days ago or more."
Most of the cases are still from the National Capital Region, with 245 "fresh" and 111 "late."
Central Visayas accounts for 120 "fresh" cases and 11 "late" ones.
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