A total of 9,407 have recuperated from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the number of recoveries to 1,270,243 as of June 19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. In its latest case bulletin, the agency also logged 6,959 new infections, jacking up the active cases to 59,439 or 4.4 percent of the confirmed cases. Meanwhile, 153 died of the disease, raising the death toll to 23,538. The Philippines has so far recorded 1,353,220 confirmed Covid-19 cases since the outbreak started, of which 1.74 percent are fatalities while 93.9 percent have recovered. Out of the 50,104 tests since June 17, the
Three lawmakers of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have jointly filed a bill seeking an additional PHP50-million fund for the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The bill, authored by BARMM Parliament Deputy Speakers Ziaur-Rahman Adiong and Nabil Tan, with Ubaida Pacasem, sought the appropriation of funds for the acquisition of more oxygen tanks and other supplementary medical supplies to increase the region’s capacity in battling the pandemic. “The oxygen tanks would be distributed to various referral hospitals in the region,” Adiong told reporters here Saturday. In the explanatory note of the bill, the authors said
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go supported suggestions for the government to provide incentives to fully vaccinated individuals as it will encourage more to get inoculated immediately. It will also address hesitation and fear while boosting public confidence in the national vaccination program. “We welcome naman po ‘yung magbigay ng incentives para ma-encourage po (We welcome the giving of incentives to encourage people). Why not?” Go said during an ambush interview after he conducted a monitoring visit at the Malasakit Center of Davao Regional Medical Center in Tagum City, Davao del Norte last week. “Kanya-kanya pong gimik ‘yan. Kanya-kanya pong pag-i-encourage sa
A health official on Saturday said the Delta variant, which was first recognized in India, is 40 to 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant that was detected in the United Kingdom (UK). Department Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said patients infected with the Delta variant are more prone to stay longer in hospitals compared to those who contracted the other variants. “The Alpha UK variant is 60 percent more transmissible but the Delta variant is another 60 percent more transmissible. It really spreads easily,” Vergeire said during a televised public briefing. Initial global studies showed Delta variant
The recovery count among Filipinos with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) overseas is at 12,096, with 19 new survivors recorded over the past week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Saturday. The active cases, on the other hand, are pegged at 7,108 while the death toll has reached 1,220. Based on DFA’s latest monitoring, at least 22 Filipinos abroad died of the disease while some 332 were infected from June 13 to June 19. Source: Philippines News Agency
