DOH studying increase in COVID19 cases, but says PH ‘faring better’ at hospital occupancy
MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday acknowledged it has been seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases in some areas of the Philippines but that there are also bright spots in the government response.
Last week, the daily tally of cases went down to just 1,000 to around 2,000 cases but it went up again and is now on its 9th straight day of having at least 3,000 cases reported. She said there is a need to interpret the data cautiously, especially since they are “highly reliant on the submissions of our disease reporting units,” which often result in late reporting.
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