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PH reports 21,819 more COVID-19 cases, record-high 40 pct positivity rate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 04:50 PM

Two out of five Filipinos test positive for COVID-19 as the country on Friday announced an all-time high 40 percent positivity rate and 21,819 new COVID-19 cases. Read more »

PH logs 17,220 new COVID cases, 36.9pct positivity rate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 08:17 PM

The Philippines on Thursday reported its highest COVID-19 positivity rate yet at 36.9 percent as it also logged 17,220 new cases, the DOH said. Read more »

PH posts 10,775 new COVID-19 cases, 31.7pct positivity rate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 04:03 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday posted 10,775 new COVID-19 cases, nearly double from the previous day, data from the Department of Health showed. Read more »

WHO: Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 04:03 AM

Europe has registered more than 5 million new cases in the last week of 2021, ‘almost dwarfing what we have seen in the past,’ a WHO officer says. Read more »

PH logs 5,434 fresh COVID cases, 26.2pct positivity rate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 04:37 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 5,434 fresh COVID-19 cases, data from the health department showed even as 16 laboratories failed to submit data. Read more »

Australia's new pandemic high: 47,799 COVID infections

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 02:31 PM

Australia's COVID-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high on Tuesday amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states. Read more »

Omicron evades immunity better than Delta - study

Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 11:23 PM

Scientists have been racing to find out whether it causes less serious disease and why it appears more contagious than the Delta variant. Read more »

PH logs 4,084 new COVID-19 cases, 20.7pct positivity rate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 04:04 PM

The DOH on Monday announced 4,084 new COVID cases and 20.7 percent positivity rate as it classified the country as 'high risk' for virus infections. Read more »

Philippines confirms 4,600 COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 09:33 PM

The Philippines confirmed 4,600 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 2,851,931. Read more »

ALAMIN: Pagkakaiba ng sintomas dulot ng omicron, delta variant

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 11:25 AM

Sa gitna ng pagkalat ng iba-ibang variant ng COVID-19, paano nga ba masasabing omicron o delta variant ang nagdudulot ng sintomas na nararanasan ng isang tao? Read more »

PH posts 3,617 fresh COVID-19 cases on 1st day of 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 04:15 PM

The Philippines on the first day of 2022 logged 3,617 new COVID-19 cases, as health experts warned that another surge could be likely due to increased mobility and relaxed health protocols. Read more »

PH records 2,961 fresh COVID cases; positivity rate soars to 10 pct

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 11:19 PM

The Philippines on New Year's Eve logged 2,961 new COVID-19 cases, as health experts warned that another surge could be likely due to increased mobility and relaxed health protocols. Read more »

PH's New Year's Eve COVID tally feared to reach 3,000

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 04:30 PM

The Philippines could report 3,000 more COVID-19 cases on New Year's Eve, more than double from Thursday, with the positivity rate going as high as 10 percent, the UP Pandemic Response Team said. Read more »

'People infected with omicron gets more immunity than with delta'

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 29 01:38 PM

New findings from South Africa suggest that the omicron coronavirus variant could muscle out its highly transmissible predecessor delta for good, according to researchers studying how the body’s immune system responds to the two variants. Read more »

Omicron enhances neutralizing immunity vs Delta - study

Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 05:08 PM

The analysis enrolled 33 vaccinated and unvaccinated people who were infected with the Omicron variant in South Africa. Read more »

Philippines confirms 433 new COVID cases, 13 deaths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 04:11 PM

The Department of Health also reported 283 new recoveries, pushing the total number of Filipinos who recovered from the disease to 2,777,918. Read more »

PH confirms 433 new COVID-19 cases, 137 new deaths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 04:22 PM

MANILA - The Philippines confirmed 433 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total to 2,838,381. Read more »

PH records 288 new COVID cases, 11 labs fail to submit data

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 07:31 PM

The Philippines on Thursday recorded 288 new COVID-19 cases, data from the health department showed, as several laboratories failed to submit data. Read more »

PH posts 261 new COVID cases, 12 labs fail to submit data

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 02:23 PM

The DOH on Wednesday announced 261 new COVID-19 cases, the 5th straight day the daily tally remained below 500. Read more »

PH reports 168 fresh COVID cases, 20 labs fail to submit data

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 21 05:17 PM

The Department of Health on Tuesday reported 168 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily tally so far this year, as 20 laboratories failed to submit their data. Read more »