Philippines logs 265 new COVID-19 cases; active cases at 83-day low

Philippines logs 265 new COVID-19 cases; active cases at 83-day low

Philippines logs 265 new COVID-19 cases; active cases at 83-day low

The Philippines logged fewer than 300 COVID-19 circumstances for the seventh straight day on Sunday to convey the nation’s energetic circumstances to the bottom degree in 83 days, knowledge launched by the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed.

The nation recorded 265 new circumstances on Sunday, July 23, down from the 290 days reported on Saturday. The nation’s complete circumstances now stands at 4,171,618, whereas deaths had been unchanged at 66,542.

The energetic circumstances declined to five,121 from 5,199 on Saturday, and the bottom in over two months because the 5,070 energetic circumstances reported on April 29, 2023.

There had been 343 new recoveries reported, bringing the overall to 4,099,955. While that is the bottom in three days, that is the eighth straight day that the nation reported over 400 new recoveries.

The National Capital Region reported the best variety of circumstances previously two weeks with 685, adopted by Central Luzon with 516, Calabarzon with 427, the Ilocos Region with 302, and Western Visayas with 270.

Broken down when it comes to provinces and cities, Quezon City led the checklist with 163 circumstances, adopted by Ilocos Norte with 122, Iloilo with 120, Rizal with 117, and Cavite with 116.

There had been 4,416 samples from 4,174 people examined on July 22, 2023, based mostly on knowledge submitted by 284 testing laboratories. The cumulative positivity fee was recorded at 13.5%.

In phrases of services, the nation recorded a mattress occupancy fee of 15.3% as 3,718 of the 24,264 beds had been occupied as of Friday, July 21, 2022.

Latest knowledge obtainable from the DOH present that 179,046,746 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered as of March 19, 2023—75.703 million first doses, 79.164 million full doses, and 24.178 million booster doses.

Under Proclamation No. 297 issued on Friday, July 21, however made public on Saturday, July 22, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. lifted the State of Public Health Emergency within the Philippines as a consequence of COVID-19. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News

Source: www.gmanetwork.com