AT A GLANCE. DOH reports 262 more Filipinos tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 9,485 as of Monday, May 4. The trend shows the exponential growth in cases in the country since its first reported case. COVID19PH
CASES RISE. Health workers at the COVID-19 express lane of the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Marikina City, on April 7, 2020. File photo by Darren Langit/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health announced that 262 more Filipinos tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 9,485 as of Monday, May 4. Of the 262 new cases, 122 were recorded in Metro Manila while 88 were found in Central Visayas. The DOH said 52 more cases were counted in other regions.The DOH said another 101 patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,315.
The increase in cases comes as Metro Manila enters its 8th week on lockdown earlier implemented to contain the spread of the coronavirus.the lockdown imposed on Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon to May 15. Outside Luzon, lockdowns have also been implemented in Cebu province, including Cebu City, Antique, Iloilo, Davao del Norte, and Davao City until May 15.
Health experts earlier said expanded testing is crucial to clearly understanding the extent of the disease's spread in the county – something officials are sill struggling to achieve months after the outbreak started. –
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