The total confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines reached 18,997 on Tuesday, as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 359 additional cases.
Of the newly logged cases, 176 have been classified as “fresh cases,” or those validated within the past three days. The other 183 are “late cases,” or those detected at least four days ago, but were only validated by the DOH’s Epidemiology Bureau recently.
Of the new cases, 97 were recorded in Central Visayas, 72 in Metro Manila, and 165 or nearly 46 percent came from other regions. The remaining 25 new infections involve returning Filipino migrant workers. But the agency clarified that the surge in daily cases is due to its increased testing capacity and “aggressive efforts” to catch up on the validation backlogs.
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