PH posts 8,147 new COVID-19 cases; active cases at 60,000

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/31/20210720-covid19-vaccine-san-andres-complex-gc5.jpg' ><figcaption>People hoping to get vaccinated take shelter at a “decontamination booth” after a sudden downpour at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila on July 20, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE)—The Philippines on Saturday recorded 8,147 more COVID-19 cases, with active ones reaching more than 60,000, data from the health department showed. </p><p>This was the second straight day that new cases counted more than 8,000, and the first time that it happened in 3 months, ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said. </p><p>The country raised its total to 1,588,965 cases, of which 60,887, or 3.8 percent are still active infections, according to the latest bulletin. </p><p>Of the 54,857 people screened for the virus on Thursday, 14.7 percent tested positive. </p><p>Guido noted that this is the 4th straight day that the positivity rate was more than 14 percent. </p><p>There were also 167 new deaths, raising the country's death toll to 27,889. The case fatality rate is at 1.76 percent. </p><p>New deaths surpassed 100 for a 3rd straight day, data showed.</p><p>Newly reported fatalities on Saturday included 102 cases first tagged as recoveries, the DOH said. </p><p>Recoveries increased by 9,117, pushing the total to 1,500,189, accounting for 94.4 percent of the cumulative total. </p><p>Two testing laboratories did not operate on Thursday, while 1 laboratory failed to submit data on time. </p><p>The intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity in Metro Manila is at 52 percent, while this is higher nationwide at 59 percent, according to the bulletin.</p><p><strong>WATCH</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1738124' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><div class='infogram-embed' data-id='_/XwlOyN6W2yUc4AnE9xPq' data-title='COVID-19 cases - 1' data-type='interactive'> </div><script type='text/javascript'>!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>Of the 54,857 people screened for the virus on Thursday, 14.7 percent tested positive. </p><p>Guido noted that this is the 4th straight day that the positivity rate was more than 14 percent. </p><p>There were also 167 new deaths, raising the country's death toll to 27,889. The case fatality rate is at 1.76 percent. </p><p>New deaths surpassed 100 for a 3rd straight day, data showed.</p><p>Newly reported fatalities on Saturday included 102 cases first tagged as recoveries, the DOH said. </p><p>Recoveries increased by 9,117, pushing the total to 1,500,189, accounting for 94.4 percent of the cumulative total. </p><p>Two testing laboratories did not operate on Thursday, while 1 laboratory failed to submit data on time. </p><p>The intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity in Metro Manila is at 52 percent, while this is higher nationwide at 59 percent, according to the bulletin.</p><p><strong>WATCH</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1738124' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><div class='infogram-embed' data-id='_/XwlOyN6W2yUc4AnE9xPq' data-title='COVID-19 cases - 1' data-type='interactive'> </div><script type='text/javascript'>!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>This was the second straight day that new cases counted more than 8,000, and the first time that it happened in 3 months, ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said. </p><p>The country raised its total to 1,588,965 cases, of which 60,887, or 3.8 percent are still active infections, according to the latest bulletin. </p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/31/20210720-covid19-vaccine-san-andres-complex-gc5.jpg' ><figcaption>People hoping to get vaccinated take shelter at a “decontamination booth” after a sudden downpour at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila on July 20, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE)—The Philippines on Saturday recorded 8,147 more COVID-19 cases, with active ones reaching more than 60,000, data from the health department showed. </p>

<p>This was the second straight day that new cases counted more than 8,000. <br /> </p>

This was the second straight day that new cases counted more than 8,000.

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PH posts 8,147 new COVID-19 cases; active cases at 60,000

PH posts 8,147 new COVID-19 cases; active cases at 60,000