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DOH: 1,314 new cases as COVID-19 deaths in Philippines breach 9,000

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DOH: 1,314 new cases as COVID-19 deaths in Philippines breach 9,000
Authorities conduct contract tracing at Insurance Street in Sangandaan in Quezon City on June 25, 2020
The STAR / Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:41 p.m.) — The Philippines reached another grim milestone three days before Christmas with its death toll from COVID-19 surpassing 9,000 on Tuesday.

The Department of Health reported 66 new fatalities due to the respiratory disease, the highest single-day death count since December 8 when 98 deaths were reported.

Cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines now total 462,815 after the DOH reported 1,314 new infections.

The government has been urging the public to remain vigilant and continue observing safety protocols as health authorities were already seeing indications of possible surge.

Most of the new infections were reported in Quezon City where 93 more people got COVID-19, followed by Rizal (89), Benguet (78), Bulacan (61) and Davao City (60).

The DOH also reported 247 new recoveries, bringing the total number of COVID-19 survivors to 429,419.

With the new infections, deaths and recoveries, the number of active cases stands at 24,375.

The Philippines has the second highest largest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia behind neighboring Indonesia.

Globally, the novel coronavirus has infected over 77 million people and caused 1.7 million deaths since it was first reported in Wuhan, China late last year. 

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LATEST UPDATE: November 20, 2021 - 4:10pm

Other regions and provinces in the Philippines considered moderate and low-risk areas will be placed under general community quarantine starting May 1. Bookmark this page for updates. (Main image by The STAR/Edd Gumban)

November 20, 2021 - 4:10pm

The health department registers 1,474 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national caseload to 2,824,499. 

  • New deaths: 205
  • New recoveries: 2,565
  • Total active cases: 22,070
November 19, 2021 - 4:05pm

The Department of Health reports an additional 1,485 COVID-19 infections, bringing the national tally to to 2,823,210.

  • New deaths: 277
  • New recoveries: 1,393
  • Total active cases: 23,200
November 18, 2021 - 4:26pm

The Department of Health registers 1,297 new COVID-19 cases, biringing the national caseload to 2,821,753.

  • New deaths: 305
  • New recoveries: 1,956
  • Total active cases: 23,158
November 10, 2021 - 4:07pm

The Department of Health registers 2,646 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 2,809,311.

  • Active cases: 29,138 or 1.0% of the total
  • Deaths: 99, pushing the count to 44,665
  • Recoveries: 4,029 bringing the number to 2,735,508
November 9, 2021 - 4:11pm

The Department of Health logs 1,409 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 2,806,694.

  • Active cases: 30,544 or 1.1% of the total
  • Deaths: 46, pushing the count to 44,567
  • Recoveries: 2,941 bringing the number to 2,731,583
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