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\"COVID-19,

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Image: CDC via AP, File<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 4,339 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on Thursday, bringing the country\u2019s caseload to 178,022.<\/p>\n

Of the new cases, 2,590 cases were logged in Metro Manila, 223 from Laguna province, and 155 from Cavite.<\/p>\n

A total of 61,025 cases are considered active, the DOH said.<\/p>\n

The number of recoveries rose to 114,114 with 727 new recoveries while 88 more deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 2,883.<\/p>\n

Most of 91.3% of the total of cases exhibited mild symptoms of the disease, 6.6% are asymptomatic, 1.2% are critical, while 0.6% are severe.<\/p>\n

There were 91 duplicates that were removed from the total case count. Of these, 43 recovered cases have been removed.<\/p>\n

Moreover, 51 cases that were previously reported as recovered but after final validation, those were\u00a050 deaths and one active case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese numbers undergo constant cleaning and validation,\u201d the DOH said.<\/p>\n\n

JPV<\/h6>\n

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Bicam approves \u2018Bayanihan 2\u2019 for COVID-19 response, recovery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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