Welcome, Kapamilya! We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Continuing to use this site means you agree to our use of cookies. Tell me more!
Philippines confirms 2,452 new COVID-19 cases, 46 deaths
Philippines confirms 2,452 new COVID-19 cases, 46 deaths
ABS-CBN News
Published Sep 02, 2022 08:00 PM PHT
People walk in the business district of Makati City on March 3, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File
MANILA — The Philippines on Friday confirmed 2,452 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, raising the total to 3,886,395 thus far.
Of the new cases, 712 came from Metro Manila, the Department of Health said.
DOH data also showed 46 new COVID-related deaths. This raised the total number of fatalities to 61,910.
The positivity rate from August 28 to September 1, meanwhile, remained at 12.4 percent, which is above the World Health Organization's 5 percent limit to indicate that the spread of the coronavirus is under control.
ADVERTISEMENT
Active cases now stood at 23,703, while the number of recoveries has reached 3,800,782.
At least 72.4 million people in the country have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, of whom 17.8 million have received their booster shots.
The DOH earlier said that COVID-19 in the country continued to decline except for Mindanao.
It also plans to conduct a special week of vaccination by the end of September to ramp up coverage of COVID-19 booster shots.
ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.
Our website is made possible by displaying online
advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting
us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.
Our website is made possible by displaying online
advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting
us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.
