COVID19 cases surge to 82,040 as Duterte lauds gov't response
MANILA — The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has reached 53,649 on Monday, as President Rodrigo Duterte lauded government response during his fifth State of the Nation Address.
The health department reported 1,657 additional cases, bringing Philippines' total tally to 82,040 or just 3,000 short of the University of the Philippines OCTA Research Group’s projection of 85,000 by the end of July. This, as Duterte said in his annual report to the nation that the government intervention "has prevented 1.3 million to 3.5 million infections."The number of active cases, which refer to patients who have yet to recover or are still under quarantine, steadily increased with 1,017 from the National Capital Region alone, 89 from Laguna, 38 from Cavite, 31 from Cebu province and 31 from Rizal.
“Of the 16 deaths, 14 in July, 1 in June, 1 in May. Deaths were from Region 7 , NCR ,Region 12 ,” the DOH said. The Department said it removed 65 duplicate cases from the previous total count. This included 23 recovered cases and 2 deaths.
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