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Another daily record of 8,019 new coronavirus infections was
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In its daily bulletin, the Department of Health said that total confirmed cases had reached 671,792, of which 12.1% or 80,970 are active.
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Most of the active cases or 95.4% have only mild symptoms, while 2.2 percent are asymptomatic. Another 1 percent of the patients have severe symptoms while 0.9 percent are in critical condition.
At the same time, 103 coronavirus patients were declared recovered, bringing the overall tally to 577,850. Four more deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 12,972.
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This was the third record rise in the
The surge in cases, believed to be caused largely by the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus strain, has led to hospital capacity nearing critical levels, according to government figures.
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People are being urged to stay at home as much as possible to prevent the further spread of the virus.
Yesterday, President Rodrigo Duterte signed a resolution
from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Covid-19 prevention that bans public
gatherings and allowing only essential travel within Metro Manila and the
provinces of
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Overnight curfews are also in place, churches and other places where large groups gather have been shut, while indoor dining has been banned for the next two weeks at least.
The governments says it hopes to see new cases drop by at least 25% after the tighter measures are put in place.
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