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PH posts 1,534 new COVID-19 cases

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 04:09 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday listed 1,534 new COVID infections, the 5th straight day that fresh cases fell below 2,000, data from DOH showed. Read more »

COVID-19 cases confirmed in PH top 2.6 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 08:41 PM

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 2.6 million mark on Monday. Read more »

TINGNAN: Birthday surprise para sa COVID-19 patient

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 12:31 PM

"Nursing with a heart" kung ilarawan ang birthday surprise ng mga nurse sa isang COVID-19 patient na naka-intubate sa ICU ng Sta. Ana Hospital. Read more »

'Ilang buhay pa mawawala?' Leni blasts govt's slow COVID testing

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 06:13 PM

The government is simply not testing enough, Vice President Leni Robredo lamented anew, as the Philippines reported 22,366 new COVID-19 infections, an all-time high since the pandemic last year. Read more »

COVID-19 cases could exceed 30,000 without ECQ: Nograles

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 11:48 AM

COVID-19 cases in the Philippines could exceed 30,000 daily without strict lockdown measures under an enhanced community quarantine, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Monday. Read more »

DOH 'open' to giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 12:35 PM

The Department of Health is "open" to possibly administering booster shots to immunocompromised individuals if there is complete evidence on its effectivity, Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday. Read more »

Philippines still on track achieve 'population protection' by yearend: Cabinet official

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 07:56 PM

The Philippines remains confident it can achieve "population protection" before the end of 2021, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.   Read more »

PH records 5,310 new COVID-19 cases,150 more deaths

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 05:40 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday recorded 5,310 more COVID-19 infections, the highest announced in 4 days, pushing the country's cumulative total to nearly 1.2 million. Read more »

PH logs 6,100 new COVID-19 cases

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 06:19 PM

Of the country's 1,165,155 confirmed coronavirus cases, 59,912 or 4.5 percent are considered active.   Read more »

Comparing PH to other countries ‘more miserable’ than us ‘unfair’ — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:21 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it is unfair for people to compare the Philippines to other countries on basis of which one is “more miserable.” Read more »

COVID-19 deaths in Philippines top 17,000

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 06:24 PM

The number of people in the Philippines who died due to COVID-19 climbed past 17,000 on Wednesday as total coronavirus infections in the country reached 1,020,495, data from the health department showed. Read more »

DOH wants MECQ restrictions to stay to stop COVID-19 spread

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 02:44 PM

The Department of Health said Monday it was favoring the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine, the second strictest lockdown level in Metro Manila to arrest the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

COVID-19: ‘Mass recovery’ tagging now daily in bid to address skewed data, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 07:26 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said it is now making daily its weekly “mass recovery” tagging of mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.  Read more »

COVID-19 deaths in Philippines top 16,000 as total cases breach 945,000

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 06:33 PM

The number of people in the Philippines who died due to COVID-19 has climbed past 16,000 on Monday as total coronavirus infections in the country reached 945,745, data from the health department showed. Read more »

High number of new COVID-19 cases in PH still likely in coming days, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 05:20 PM

The decrease in reported COVID-19 cases recently is due to the temporary closure of some testing laboratories last Sunday and does not indicate a reduced transmission of the virus, the Department of Health said Wednesday.   Read more »

Philippines reports 11,378 new COVID-19 cases; deaths top 15,000

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 04:27 PM

The Philippines reported 11,378 additional COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing the country's cumulative total to 876,225. Read more »

Reported COVID-19 deaths in PH reach record-high daily average of 117 — gov’t data

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 12:09 AM

MANILA — For the last 7 days, the Philippines has been logging an average of 117 COVID-related deaths daily, based on government data.   Read more »

Philippines logs 9,216 new COVID-19 cases; 167,279 active cases is record-high

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 05:59 PM

MANILA — The Philippines logged 9,216 additional COVID-19 cases on Thursday, pushing the country's cumulative total to 828,366. Read more »

PH logs 242 new COVID-19 deaths, 3rd highest since pandemic began

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 07 09:30 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines logged 242 additional deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 14,059, the Department of Health said. Read more »

Philippines reports record-high 382 new deaths due to COVID-19; add'l infections at 9,373

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 07:35 PM

(UPDATE) The Philippines reported on Tuesday a record-high 382 additional deaths due to COVID-19, as the country's cumulative total of coronavirus infections soared to 812,760. Read more »