DOH tracks 365 new cases of COVID-19
FILE PHOTO A man getting swabbed for COVID-19. Image from OVP / Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday tracked the coronavirus infection of 365 more people in the country.
The found on its website nevertheless showed that active coronavirus cases continue to go down, with 17,863 as of April 20.
It likewise disclosed that to date, the country has a total of 3,683,932 cases of COVID-19 which include 3,605,879 recoveries and 59,990 deaths.
On Tuesday, the tracker showed 158 new COVID-19 cases and 18,815 active infections.
The DOH COVID-19 tracker further noted that 25,746 people were tested for SARS-CoV-2 on April 19.
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On April 18, the DOH reported that 1,674 fresh infections were recorded from April 11-17.
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